Viewfinder: Flash Floods Hit Greece
A man helps evacuate a woman from a flooded street in Mandra, Greece, on November 16th, 2017.
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Natural Disasters
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Can Innovative Knowledge Systems Help Cities Prepare for Natural Disasters?
Recent extreme weather events show how the outdated and imperfect information systems used by cities exacerbates the devastation.
Scenes From the Deadly Earthquake That’s Devastated Iraq and Iran
The 7.3-magnitude earthquake killed more than 400 people and injured thousands.
FEMA Plans to Airlift Puerto Ricans to U.S. Mainland
This is the first time FEMA has offered an air breach.
Catastrophic Wine Country Fire Shows Shortfalls in Urban Policy and Preparedness
In response to the devastation caused by the Tubbs Fire, California needs to rethink its approach in dealing with future urban conflagrations.
Three Underrated Ideas for Preventing Wildfire Devastation
Some advice from Californians who have lived through and studied the state's wildfires.
Volcanoes May Have Helped Bring Down Ancient Egypt
A new study links explosive volcanic eruptions with social unrest.
Viewfinder: Fighting Fires in California
An aircraft drops fire retardant over a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest on October 17th, 2017.
Viewfinder: Surveying the Wildfire Wreckage in California
A woman looks at the wreckage of her burned home in Santa Rosa, California, on October 10th, 2017.
How ‘Fingerprinting’ the Ocean Could Help Future Hurricane Preparedness
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.