The estimated 2.5 million people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters in 2023 tell a story of recovery in America and who is vulnerable

Census data and research show all things are not equal in disaster displacement, as two experts in disaster recovery explain.

James Kendra, Director, Disaster Research Center and Professor, Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware • conversation
March 4, 2024 • ~8 min

Estimated 2.5 million people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters in 2023 tell a story of recovery in America and who is vulnerable

Census data and research show all things are not equal in disaster displacement, as two experts in disaster recovery explain.

James Kendra, Director, Disaster Research Center and Professor, Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware • conversation
March 4, 2024 • ~8 min

Nationwide test of Wireless Emergency Alert system could test people's patience – or help rebuild public trust in the system

If an alert from the federal government pops up on your phone, will you notice it? Will you know who it’s from? Will you trust it?

Hamilton Bean, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Colorado Denver • conversation
Oct. 3, 2023 • ~8 min

How to get federal disaster aid: FEMA is running out of money, but these strategies can help survivors of Hurricane Idalia and the Maui fires get aid faster

An expert in disaster law explains the steps for securing aid, what to do if everything is lost and the deadlines to watch.

Latisha Nixon-Jones, Associate Professor of Law, Jacksonville University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2023 • ~9 min

Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government's initial response when disasters strike islands

An expert on Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria explains why it’s hard for the US to deliver disaster aid in places like Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Aug. 10, 2023 • ~8 min

When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of FEMA buyouts and found distance and race play a role

Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go.

Zheye (Jay) Wang, Senior Spatial Research Analyst, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University • conversation
June 15, 2023 • ~9 min

When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of buyouts and found the average move is only 7 miles, and race plays a role

Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.

Zheye (Jay) Wang, Senior Spatial Research Analyst, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University • conversation
June 15, 2023 • ~9 min

America’s aging flood control infrastructure is failing – federal funding is coming, but too often new construction relies on old data

Flood risks are rising, yet communities may spend millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding on systems that aren’t built to handle them.

Lu Liu, Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
May 10, 2023 • ~9 min

Flooding from California to Florida shows cracks in America's aging infrastructure – help is coming, but fixes too often fail to anticipate future disasters

Flood risks are rising, yet communities may spend millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding on systems that aren’t built to handle them.

Lu Liu, Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
May 10, 2023 • ~9 min

Federal money is coming to fix aging flood control systems – cities need to spend it in ways that anticipate future disasters

Flood risks are rising, yet communities may spend millions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding on systems that aren’t built to handle them.

Lu Liu, Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
May 10, 2023 • ~9 min

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