Tag: Hurricane Harvey
Why Hurricanes Harvey and Irma won’t lead to action on climate...
Scott Gabriel Knowles, Drexel University
It’s not easy to hold the nation’s attention for long, but three solid weeks of record-smashing hurricanes directly affecting multiple...
Should the US put power lines underground?
Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida
It is the height of a highly destructive hurricane season in the United States. The devastation of Harvey in...
American generosity after disasters: 4 questions answered
Patrick Rooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Editor’s note: After 9/11, Americans responded with the kind of outpouring of generosity usually reserved for the most powerful...
Why social media apps should be in your disaster kit
Daniel P. Aldrich, Northeastern University and Courtney M. Page, Northeastern University
With floodwaters at four feet and rising, a family in Houston, Texas abandoned their...
Christian faith doesn’t just say disasters are God’s retribution
Daniel Arrhakis, CC BY-NC
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Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from Houston and neighboring cities than the residents of Florida...
How flood insurance works: 6 questions answered
Robert W. Klein, Georgia State University
Editor’s note: Hurricane Harvey dumped up to 50 inches of rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana last month....
In cities and on ranches, planning is key to protect animals...
Ragan Adams, Colorado State University
It is too early to know how many animals were affected by the severe weather spawned by Hurricane Harvey. But...
EXPLORING NATURE
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...
Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects...
