Tag: Hurricanes
Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities
Zac Taylor, Delft University of Technology
While visiting family in St. Petersburg, Florida, in November 2024, I found myself...
The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest...
Lori Hunter, University of Colorado Boulder
Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural...
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?
Ming Xie, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and...
After Hurricane Helene, survivors have been in a race against time...
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
The total damage from Hurricane Helene to North Carolina – be it physical, psychological or...
Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters
Benika Dixon, Texas A&M University; J. Carlee Purdum, University of Houston, and Tara Goddard, Texas A&M University
The United...
Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on...
Bill Hughes, University of Florida
Nearly a million Florida condo owners face an important deadline at the end of...
Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw...
Hemingway, after the hurricane
Verna Kale, Penn State
The 2024 hurricane season has been especially disastrous, and the casualties and widespread damage from...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
