Tag: Flooding
Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods
Dan McGrath, Colorado State University
Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close...
Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water
Ivis García, Texas A&M University; James M. Kaihatu, Texas A&M University, and Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University
Eight...
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk...
Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder and Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau,...
Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of...
Ivis García, Texas A&M University; Jaimie Hicks Masterson, Texas A&M University, and Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University
The...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
