It’s far better to evacuate early and orderly than do it late in a panic. That’s why authorities around the Pacific are taking no chances as a tsunami threat looms.
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In times like these, validation, human connection and support are some of the best things you can do to protect your own and other people’s mental health.
The devastating wildfire that destroyed the historic Maui town of Lahaina was still making headlines when Yellowknife issued an evacuation order.
Transportation agencies plan for events like major bridge or highway collapses, but these events can disrupt traffic for months and affect residential neighborhoods as well as motorists.
As climate change amplifies the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, evacuations are likely to become increasingly common and costly – in human and economic terms.
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Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
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Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Disaster Resilience Infrastructure, RMIT University