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The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.
Millions of people around the world suffered through long-lasting heat waves and deadly flash flooding in the summer of 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.
Hurricane Fiona will set back efforts to restore Puerto Rico that date back five years to Hurricane Maria. Two scholars explain how the island’s weak institutions worsen the impacts of disasters.
Framing floods as ‘natural disasters’ deflects from the reality that vulnerability must exist before a crisis can emerge.
A climate scientist explains the forces behind the summer’s extreme downpours and dangerous heat waves, and why new locations will be at risk in the coming year.
Flood risks are rising as the climate warms. The risks are complex, as a levee or new roadway in one place can worsen flooding somewhere else.
India’s international climate pledge could set the tone for other emerging economies for a decade.
Catchments are full. Dams are at capacity, soils are saturated and rivers are high. In some cases, there’s nowhere for the rains to go except over land.
The unique skills of Canadian health-care workers with international disaster experience could be a valuable resource during domestic emergencies.
Flash flooding can happen in both urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting.
Extreme downpours caught people off guard from Las Vegas to Kentucky in July 2022.
Telling people they have a flood risk rating of 10 is less powerful than explaining how much they’re likely to pay to deal with flooding over the next five years.
Manufactured housing – the preferred name for what were once called mobile homes – has changed dramatically in recent decades. Three planning experts call for giving it a new look.
The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes, engineers are planning a new one with 200 mph winds and storm surge.
Would you trust a weather forecast made by a machine that had learned how weather systems behaved by reviewing thousands of past weather maps?
With La Niña helping clear the way for a busy hurricane season, this wide current of warm water could spell disaster for the northern Gulf Coast.
There is a big opportunity for Australia to help Southeast Asia meet its energy needs. But time is running out.
Disaster victims in Australia can wait months or years for insurance payouts – or can’t afford the premiums at all. As climate change worsens, we need a radical rethink.
For the first time we’ve calculated what effect a natural disaster has on income tax revenue, finding a 5% decline through lower incomes and higher tax deduction claims.
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota
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Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Tasmania
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Principal Investigator FiRES Project (SNSF Consolidator Grant), ETH Zürich, Switzerland // Honorary Associate Professor, University of Wollongong, Australia.