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Those directly exposed to toxic dust and trauma on and after 9/11 carry with them a generation of chronic health conditions, which are placing them at higher risk during the pandemic and as they age.
Some traders were panicking to lose positions that now looked hopelessly exposed, while others were trying to make the most of the opportunity.
The World Trade Center buildings were built to withstand wind loads more than 30 times the aircrafts’ weight.
More 9/11 responders died from physical and mental health issues after the terrorist attacks than on the day itself. And survivors are still suffering 20 years later.
What happened to the debris and human remains from the ruins of the World Trade Center?
The Sept. 11 bombings killed almost 3,000 Americans. But if you exclude that unique event for the last two decades of terrorist activity, a different picture of US vulnerability appears.
Scarred by disastrous wars and thousands of deaths caused by terrorism, the world is still reeling from the events of September 2001.
Tragedies involving building collapses prompt structural engineers to figure out what happened, and how to prevent it from recurring.
Those involved with the monumental task faced many challenges as they balanced the unquestionable priority of remembrance with the commercial task of recreating an economically vibrant downtown.
Getting out in a crisis is often harder than it looks. But science can help.
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Lecturer in Transport Modelling, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Lecturer, Massey University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
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Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Seattle University
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Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor Emerita of Real Estate at Columbia Business School, Columbia University
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Associate Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Texas Arlington
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Reader in Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Senior Lecturer, ARC DECRA Fellow and Victoria Fellow, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Construction, RMIT University
