Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role

There are ways the state could help these communities, as a team of disaster planning specialists explains.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
July 15, 2025 ~9 min

When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery

After a natural disaster, survivors often suffer from prolonged trauma for years to come, particularly in places where mental health services are few and far between.

Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota • conversation
July 13, 2025 ~8 min


Collaborating with the force of nature

Ongoing research by three architecture faculty aims to yield structures that protect communities from the devastation of volcanic eruptions.

Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
July 9, 2025 ~7 min

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy

The new federal law favors energy technologies that are already profitable and increase global warming over cleaner approaches that could use the investment support.

Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
July 9, 2025 ~9 min

Golden eagles were reintroduced to Ireland, but without prey they’re now struggling to thrive

Rewilding isn’t just about reintroducing predators. Without prey and habitat restoration, even wild-looking landscapes can’t support them.

Neil Reid, Reader (Associate Professor) in Conservation Biology, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
July 8, 2025 ~6 min

Nature-friendly farming budget swells in UK – but cuts elsewhere make recovery fraught

Progress on nature-positive farming – but habitats still trail big-ticket technology

Nathalie Seddon, Professor of Biodiversity, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment and Department of Biology, University of Oxford • conversation
July 7, 2025 ~9 min

The NHS ten-year health plan is missing a crucial ingredient: nature

Nature is medicine – so why has the government’s health plan ignored it?

Nick Bridge, Policy advisor , King's College London • conversation
July 4, 2025 ~8 min

Fewer people doesn’t always mean better outcomes for nature – just look at Japan

Even with fewer people, wildlife has less space and fewer niches to inhabit.

Masayoshi K. Hiraiwa, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University • conversation
July 3, 2025 ~8 min


Hurricane Helene set up future disasters, from landslides to flooding – cascading hazards like these are now upending risk models

Risk models can’t rely just on the past anymore. A team of geoscientists suggests new ways to forecast evolving hazards in real time as cascading disaster risk worsens.

Brian J. Yanites, Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science. Professor of Surficial and Sedimentary Geology, Indiana University • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~7 min

Natural disasters don’t disappear when the storm ends or the earthquake stops – they evolve

Risk models can’t rely just on the past anymore. A team of geoscientists suggest new ways to forecast evolving hazards in real time as cascading disaster risk worsens.

Brian J. Yanites, Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science. Professor of Surficial and Sedimentary Geology, Indiana University • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~7 min

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