Tag: Hurricane Harvey
Flooding from Hurricane Harvey causes a host of public health concerns
Neil S. Grigg, Colorado State University
The historic rainfall dumped by Hurricane Harvey has already led to deaths by drownings and the destruction of many...
Why Hurricane Harvey donors shouldn’t boycott the Red Cross
Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University
As with all natural disasters, the public and the business world have reacted with an outpouring of aid for...
Public libraries can (literally) serve as a shelter from the storm
Grace Morris, Michigan State University
U.S. public libraries often transform into shelters during emergencies.
After Superstorm Sandy, for example, the Princeton Public Library in New...
Americans who live far from coasts should also be worried about...
Nina Lam, Louisiana State University
Catastrophic flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey is the latest reminder that floods kill more people in the United...
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...
