Tag: Disaster
How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...
Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October...
The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest...
Lori Hunter, University of Colorado Boulder
Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural...
Disaster evacuations can take much longer than people expect − computer...
Ashley Bosa, Boise State University
When a wildfire notification goes off on your mobile phone, it can trigger all...
Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months...
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University
On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine,...
Forest Service warns of budget cuts ahead of a risky wildfire...
Camille Stevens-Rumann, Colorado State University and Jude Bayham, Colorado State University
A wet winter and spring followed by a...
What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and...
Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana
Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after...
Identifying fire victims through DNA analysis can be challenging − a...
Anne Stone, Arizona State University
Fire devastates communities and families, and it makes identification of victims challenging. In the...
After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5...
Peter Schlosser, Arizona State University
The world could still, theoretically, meet its goal of keeping global warming under 1.5...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
