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Disaster recovery isn’t just about repairing bridges, roads and homes. Conservationists from the Smithsonian were on the ground in North Carolina helping families piece their lives back together.
Insurance costs are rising quickly across much of the country. Hurricanes are part of the reason, but it’s the other perils common across the Midwest and Great Plains that complicate costs.
Prisons and jails are difficult to evacuate when wildfires or storms approach. Many of these facilities lack evacuation plans and may keep incarcerated people on-site instead of moving them to safety.
In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy specialist found people often overestimating the cost of building back better.
Around 38% of these costs can be attributed to climate change – new study.
Terror management theory explores the lengths our minds will go to to deny existential threats. Psychologists explain what that can mean for climate denial.
The US is experiencing a crisis of truth during the election campaign which is adding to public tension.
The islands’ vulnerability has roots deep in the exploitative systems forced on them by colonialism, from slave-based land policies to ill-suited development that put lives in harm’s way.
As Florida and North Carolina change voting rules because of the hurricanes, they might face legal challenges – and open the doors to false claims of election fraud.
In 1935, a hurricane devastated the Florida Keys, killing over 400 people, many of them World War I veterans. Ernest Hemingway joined the relief efforts – and became enraged at government inaction.
Some cities are building huge gates and barriers to counter the flood risk from estuary urbanization. But putting nature to work in a big way might be more effective.
When faced with uncontrollable climate change, people often embrace conspiracy theories to regain a sense of control.
Disasters such as hurricanes Helene and Milton often hit low-income and other disadvantaged groups hardest. 2 policy experts suggest ways long-term aid could help.
With Hurricanes Helene and Milton reminding us of the destructive force of such storms, the tropical cyclone forecast for Australia is for an average number but with a higher risk of severe cyclones.
Evacuating is expensive, and for some people the risks of leaving can seem greater than staying despite the storm.
They aren’t just operating boats and helicopters. Others serve as dispatchers, handle logistics, and run social media operations.
Milton’s fast spin-up in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most rapid intensifications on record. Two scientists who study hurricanes explain why this happens and what’s changing.
Helene’s size and speed worsened everything from its storm surge to its extreme flooding in the mountains. And another hurricane was coming right on Helene’s heels.
If your area experiences a 1,000-year rainfall event, don’t assume that you’re off the hook for the next 999 years.
Top contributors
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Furman Public Policy Scholar, New York University
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Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director, Security and Resilience Program, Northeastern University
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Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami
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Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Demography, Penn State
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
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Research Fellow, American University School of Public Affairs
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Edinburgh
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience & Research Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz