Tag: Flooding
The economic cost of devastating hurricanes and other extreme weather events...
Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University
June marks the official start of hurricane season. If recent history is any guide, it will prove to be another...
For a flooded Midwest, climate forecasts offer little comfort
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton
Flooding in the Midwest, triggered by an intense “bomb cyclone,” has devastated parts of the region, which has been plagued...
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...
Protecting the world’s wetlands: 5 essential reads
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2 marks the date when 18 nations signed the Convention on Wetlands in 1971, in the...
We can’t save everything from climate change – here’s how to...
Benjamin Preston, Pardee RAND Graduate School and Johanna Nalau, Griffith University
Recent reports have delivered sobering messages about climate change and its consequences. They include...
Giant mosquitoes flourish in floodwaters that hurricanes leave behind
Michael Reiskind, North Carolina State University
After Hurricane Florence, reports started rolling in of “giant mosquito” sightings – and bitings – throughout North Carolina. What’s...
What is flood insurance and why the system is broken: 6...
Robert W. Klein, Georgia State University
Editor’s note: Homeowners generally rely on insurance provided by the federal government to cover the costs of rebuilding their...
Global toll from landslides is heaviest in developing countries
A. Joshua West, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
This month’s tragic mudslides in Montecito, California are a reminder...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
