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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies, Vanderbilt University

It’s hard to avoid close contact during a hurricane evacuation and recovery. Mehdi Taamallah/AFP/Getty Images

May 5, 2020

It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week, and communities aren’t ready for both coronavirus and a disaster

Mark Abkowitz, Vanderbilt University

The US faces a high risk of hurricanes and other disasters this year that could leave thousands of people in need of shelter. COVID-19 will make those disasters more dangerous to manage.

When deadly tornadoes struck the Southeast in April, residents in Prentiss, Mississippi, struggled to keep up coronavirus precautions while salvaging what they could from their damaged properties. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

April 30, 2020

Can your community handle a natural disaster and coronavirus at the same time?

Mark Abkowitz, Vanderbilt University

If the forecasts are right, the US could be facing more natural disasters this year – on top of the coronavirus pandemic. Local governments aren’t prepared.

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