Tag: Disaster response
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?
Ming Xie, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and...
Why FEMA’s disaster relief gets political − especially when hurricane season...
Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University
Rumors and lies about government responses to natural disasters are not new. Politics, misinformation...
Want to help Maui’s animals after the wildfires? Send cash, not kibble
Sarah DeYoung, University of Delaware
An estimated 3,000 pets were still missing more than a week after deadly wildfires...
What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable...
Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University
What do a cybersecurity researcher building a system to generate alerts for detecting security...
4 tips for selecting charities after disasters like Hurricane Dorian
David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Hurricane Dorian’s destruction in the Bahamas, North Carolina and up the Atlantic coast provides a terrible...
How rural areas like Florida’s Panhandle can become more hurricane-ready
Eren Erman Ozguven, Florida State University
When Hurricane Michael roared onto northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast in October 2018, its 160 mile-per-hour winds made it the...
Why flood insurance needs an overhaul: 6 questions answered
Robert W. Klein, Georgia State University
Editor’s note: The Trump administration plans to significantly revamp the pricing of flood insurance. While some homeowners would see...
Scientist at work: Measuring public health impacts after disasters
Scientist at work: Measuring public health impacts after disasters
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EXPLORING NATURE
US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise
Jonathan P. Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles and Lucy Arendt, St. Norbert College
Earthquakes and the damage they...
