Inside Texas’ Revamped Statewide Flood Mitigation Plan
It's a wishlist of projects with an overarching goal of mitigating flooding across the most disaster-prone state in the nation.
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After the Storm: Why Mobile Home Owners Continue to Suffer More From Tornado Damage
As more tornadoes rip through "Dixie Alley" in the American Southeast, people who live in manufactured housing find it difficult to withstand the storms and their aftermath.
Will Climate Change Create Deadlier Tropical Storms?
New research suggests that, due to global warming, storm-related deaths in developing nations could increase by as much as 52 percent.
How Climate Research Can Adapt to the Imminent Threat of Global Warming
It's time for the climate science research enterprise to focus on integrating fundamental science inquiry with risk management.
Why Tropical Cyclone Idai Had Such a Devastating Impact
The storm provides a grim prospect of the future of tropical cyclones in a region under continued threat from climate change.
Los Angeles Launches a New Phone App That Will Alert Users When an Earthquake Is Imminent
Thus far the program has had its fair share of issues, but it could set the precedent for other areas vulnerable to an earthquake.
Viewfinder: A Trial to Defend Haitian Immigrants’ Temporary Protected Status Begins
As a trial begins to try to protect Haitian immigrants under Temporary Protected Status from being deported back to Haiti, people demonstrate in front of the Eastern District of New York Federal Courthouse in downtown Brooklyn.
Breaking the Language Barrier to Prepare for Natural Disasters
More than 37 languages are spoken in one small Oklahoma town, creating a major information issue when extreme weather is imminent.
How Governmental Failure Amplified the Devastation of California’s Carr Fire
Every level of government understood the dangers of a potential fire in the region but took few, if any, of the steps needed to prevent catastrophe.
Longer and More Severe Floods Are Becoming More Common in the Amazon
New research finds that fluctuations in atmospheric circulation systems and climate change are behind the increase in extreme flooding.