The latest floods exposed the deep vulnerability of many mountain communities in eastern Kentucky, where land ownership patterns and other barriers to recovery can leave residents with few options.
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We don’t need to reinvent the wheel and can dispense with unhelpful terms like ‘climate refugee’. Existing laws, applied correctly, can protect people.
As students and teachers return to school after the fires, educators will have to focus on emotional rehabilitation before academic recovery can begin.
Cleaning up after a flood can be time-consuming and confronting. It can also be risky. Here’s what to keep in mind when you return home.
When authorities fight fires, they focus on human life and property. But animals are part of communities too – and disaster preparation should reflect this
The LA wildfires stand as a reminder that evacuating fast in the face of a disaster isn’t easy, even when you think you’re prepared.
Private firefighters in affluent LA neighbourhoods are a sign of an increasingly privatised response to disasters.
In emergencies, when every minute counts, research shows family, friends and neighbors are often saving lives. These local efforts go uncounted, yet they’re crucial.
Philosophers explain how our mainstream understanding of ‘home’ is a culturally specific one, and how it could be broadened.
The Los Angeles fires may be the most costly natural disaster in US history. An expert on safety, risk reduction and complex systems calls for a blue-ribbon commission to analyze their causes.
Mike Davis traces natural disaster and climate change in Los Angeles over centuries, painting a vivid picture of a city on the perpetual brink of catastrophe.
The chemicals emitted when buildings and vehicles burn can find their way into nearby homes. Studies show the health risks can stick around.
Cyclone Tracy reshaped Darwin and marked a turning point in Australia’s approach to disaster resilience.
A series of surveys in the months and years after the devastating blaze near Boulder revealed continuing health concerns in surviving buildings, and tips for how to clean up smoke-damaged homes.
Disaster recovery isn’t just about repairing bridges, roads and homes. Conservationists from the Smithsonian were on the ground in North Carolina helping families piece their lives back together.
Floods, hurricanes, fires and pandemics are hard for any school district to deal with. But in rural districts the struggle to recover is even harder.
Nearly 10% of the planet’s human inhabitants live within 3.1 miles of the coast − where the risk of climate disasters is often highest.
Floods are common in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley north of Sydney. But trends in house prices show us buyers don’t fully grasp the risk
If you live in a flood-prone area, especially near the ocean, it’s important to know the risks if your EV is flooded. Or your golf cart, e-bike or other device with lithium-ion batteries.
Floods destroy health, transport, water and energy infrastructure, with dire consequences for vulnerable people.
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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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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Principal Investigator FiRES Project (SNSF Consolidator Grant), ETH Zürich, Switzerland // Honorary Associate Professor, University of Wollongong, Australia.