Iceland battles a lava flow: Countries have built barriers and tried explosives in the past, but it's hard to stop molten rock

Iceland, Hawaii and Italy have all tried to control lava to save cities in the past. A volcanologist explains the methods.

Loÿc Vanderkluysen, Associate Professor of Earth Science, Drexel University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2024 • ~5 min

How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes

Time-lapse animations that once took days to create are now easy to build with publicly available satellite images and free online tools.

Qiusheng Wu, Assistant Professor of Geography and Sustainability, University of Tennessee • conversation
March 14, 2023 • ~7 min

Hurricane Ian: Older adults have many reasons for not evacuating – here's why it's important to check on aging neighbors

For some people, the risks associated with leaving can seem more dangerous than the storm.

Sue Anne Bell, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~7 min

Storm Christoph: UK flood response improving, but lockdown confused the messaging

Clear messaging is crucial when dealing with multiple disasters.

Lee Miles, Professor of Crisis & Disaster Management, Bournemouth University • conversation
Jan. 22, 2021 • ~5 min

After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to overhaul US disaster policy – here's how

NOAA released its list of climate and weather disasters that cost the nation more than $1 billion each. Like many climate and weather events this past year, it shattered the record.

Deb Niemeier, Clark Distinguished Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland • conversation
Jan. 8, 2021 • ~11 min

After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to make US disaster policy more effective and equitable – here's how

NOAA released its list of climate and weather disasters that cost the nation more than $1 billion each. Like many climate and weather events this past year, it shattered the record.

Deb Niemeier, Clark Distinguished Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland • conversation
Jan. 8, 2021 • ~11 min

Geology drove decisions that led to Deepwater Horizon explosion

"The bottom line is that geological conditions led to a decision to use a specialized cement that failed. This... was a root cause of the ultimate blowout."

Anton Caputo-UT Austin • futurity
May 13, 2019 • ~5 min

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