Tag: Flooding
I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my...
Jay Rickabaugh, North Carolina State University
Last year was a record year for disasters in the United States. A...
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for...
Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University and Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder
In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers...
Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters –...
Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan
Home insurance rates are rising in the United States, not only in Florida,...
Evacuating in disasters like Hurricane Milton isn’t simple – there are...
Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, University of Colorado Boulder
As Hurricane Milton roared ashore near Sarasota, Florida, tens of thousands of people...
Health risks are growing in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene...
Jennifer Horney, University of Delaware
Hurricane Helene’s flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of...
Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving...
Brianna Rick, University of Alaska Anchorage
In August 2023, residents of Juneau, Alaska, watched as the Mendenhall River swelled...
Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is...
Chad Hecht, University of California, San Diego
To get a sense of the enormous amount of water atmospheric rivers...
How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts...
Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa Cruz
California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that...
EXPLORING NATURE
Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight...
Jori Breslawski, Tel Aviv University and Carlo Koos, University of Bergen
Under mounting international pressure, Israel announced on May...
