Disaster Preparedness

A major seismic event in the state is an inevitability, but is the government doing enough to prepare for the disaster?

• By Richard Aster

Recent extreme weather events show how the outdated and imperfect information systems used by cities exacerbates the devastation.

• By Clark Miller, Thaddeus R. Miller & Tischa Muñoz-Erickson

Scientists are using satellites to identify where increasing sea levels could result in the most destructive storm surge as hurricanes grow more powerful due to climate change.

• By Erica Cirino

The U.S. Virgin Islands sit squarely in Hurricane Alley. Irma will test the storm-weathered islands' limits.

• By Kate Wheeling

• By Pacific Standard Staff