We don’t need to send in the army every time there’s a natural disaster, or create a national fire fighting force. We need to think practically about working together in emergencies.
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Articles on Natural disaster mitigation
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Along with climate change and drought, invasive grasses are promoting wildfires across the US, even in areas that don’t normally burn.
Some Californians want to ban people from living in wildfire-prone areas. Behavioral economics offers a less heavy-handed approach to reducing the costs and risks.
A devastating quake and tsunami in the Pacific Ocean prompted a new kind of post-disaster research. Ten years on, we need these lessons to prepare for a precarious future.
Many return to dangerous evacuation zones fully understanding the risks. New research explains why.
Hotels are helping the Hawaiian island of Maui recover from the catastrophic impact of wildfires, just as they have in Florida following hurricanes.
As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida, we share three articles on predicting hurricanes’ paths and evacuating from harm’s way.
Canadian history and international relations theory gives us perspective on why co-ordinating flood management has proven so difficult in Canada and what can be done about it.
Engineers know how and where to build to minimize earthquake damage. But laws don’t always reflect that wisdom. A new study suggests it’s because of a mismatch between risk perceptions and reality.
Cyclone Idai hit poor countries the hardest and shows why disaster resilience is a necessity.
Government agencies spend millions of dollars yearly to buy and demolish homes sited in floodplains. But the program is slow, cumbersome and doesn’t always help those who need it most.
Donald Trump claims his administration has carried out an “all-out effort” in preparing for the effects of climate change. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Warning Syrians of approaching airstrikes via social media is helping save lives.
Wildfires in the US have drawn thousands of firefighters. Meanwhile, Indonesia is struggling to rebuild in the wake of earthquakes. What’s the difference? Poverty and access to resources.
As Indonesia reels from two deadly earthquakes, it’s time to rebuild smarter and stronger.
While disaster insurance would go a long way in averting losses, demand for cover is still lower than expected.
While the Montecito, California mudslides took 20 lives, landslides kill far more people in developing countries. Tighter construction standards and early warning systems could help reduce their toll.
What decisions can we make today to reduce the future risk of hazards like floods and fire? Particularly in a time of climate change, modelling various plausible futures helps us plan for uncertainty.
Insurance-linked securities aim to shield insurers and governments from huge costs following disasters. But they bear eerie similarities to the securities that caused the 2008 financial meltdown.
The Caribbean is facing its second deadly hurricane in as many weeks. This isn’t just bad luck: the region’s extreme vulnerability to disaster also reflects entrenched social inequalities.
Top contributors
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PhD Candidate in Political Science and International Relations, Queen's University, Ontario
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Economics, Head of the Department of Economics, and Director of the Centre for Disaster Resilience and Recovery, Deakin University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Humanities and Communication Arts & Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Behavioural Economics , Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
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Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Fellow, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL
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Professor of Ecological Economics, UCL
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Senior Director, Transformation Strategies Department, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR System Organization
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CEO, Natural Hazards Research Australia, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
