Is the Federal Emergency Management Agency ready for the new era of disasters?
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The desire to help during emergencies like Hurricane Irma is admirable. Doing some homework might make your contributions go farther.
What scientists know – and don’t know – about the linkage between climate change and hurricanes.
Would putting power lines underground avoid hurricanes knocking out electricity service for millions of people? The answer is not as straightforward as it seems.
Four ways coverage of disasters can improve.
Even in areas predicted to take direct hits from hurricanes and other storms, hospitals must do all they can to stay open. It isn’t an easy task, but preparation and practice help.
Donations to relief efforts from corporations and celebrities may get the most attention, but they are exceptions.
After the storm is over, it’s time to rebuild – and natural disasters can affect survivors’ health for years to come.
Warmer oceans, higher sea levels and heavier rainfall are making the effects of hurricanes worse.
The aid and assistance Britain’s Caribbean territories will need to rebuild will make highlight the fault lines in the relationship between Westminster and its former colonies.
The scale from one to five that is used to measure the destructive power of a hurricane may no longer be enough.
As hurricanes terrorise large parts of the world, many are trying to make mileage out of their destruction.
Surviving a hurricane in poor countries such as Haiti is no guarantee of surviving the secondary problem of cholera.
Social media apps are becoming as important as water, food and batteries when communities face natural disasters. One key function is helping people connect with neighbors and support each other.
Saturated media coverage of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma can make it seem like disasters happen all the time. Is the frequency of billion-dollar disasters really rising?
The federal government created a program in 1968 to insure homes in the US from flooding, yet few of the houses hammered by Harvey’s record rainfall were covered.
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Professor Emeritus of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University
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Posdoctoral Researcher in Local Energy Systems, University of Oxford
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Furman Public Policy Scholar, New York University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Communication and Public Health, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Lecturer in Urban Development Planning, University of Manchester
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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PhD Candidate, Justice Health Unit, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
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Global Health Initiative Program Director, Dartmouth College
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Ph.D. Candidate, Northeastern University