Tag: Natural disasters
US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise
Jonathan P. Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles and Lucy Arendt, St. Norbert College
Earthquakes and the damage they...
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
Disaster evacuations can take much longer than people expect − computer...
Ashley Bosa, Boise State University
When a wildfire notification goes off on your mobile phone, it can trigger all...
Rents rise faster after disasters, but a federal program can help...
Anthony W. Orlando, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
The wildfires raging across Los Angeles are setting the scene for...
LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities...
Virginia Iglesias, University of Colorado Boulder
Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed...
3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond...
Erin Coughlan de Perez, Tufts University
These days, it’s hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is...
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...
People displaced by hurricanes face anxiety and a long road to...
Trevor Memmott, UMass Boston and Christian Weller, UMass Boston
The trauma of natural disasters doesn’t end when the storm...
EXPLORING NATURE
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were...
Ben Marwick, University of Washington
New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before....
