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

Power outages leave poor communities in the dark longer: Evidence from 15M outages raises questions about recovery times

Researchers tracked power outages after 8 major storms to see how wealth corresponded to recovery time.

Scott C. Ganz, Associate Teaching Professor of Business and Economics, Georgetown University • conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 • ~6 min

How a small Caribbean island is trying to become hurricane-proof

After Dominica was devastated by Hurricane Maria, it wanted a climate-resilient future.

Emily Wilkinson, Director, Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative at the ODI, and Co-director, Caribbean Resilience and Recovery Knowledge Network, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus • conversation
Nov. 28, 2023 • ~7 min

Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis' destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city

The best science is not always the best engineering when it comes to building codes. It’s also a problem across the US, as an engineer who works on disaster resilience explains.

Michel Bruneau, Professor of Engineering, University at Buffalo • conversation
Nov. 7, 2023 • ~9 min

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models

A deadly hurricane developed in just 12 hours.

Ravindra Jayaratne, Reader in Coastal Engineering, University of East London • conversation
Oct. 30, 2023 • ~6 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

Hurricane Idalia intensifies over extremely warm Gulf waters, on track for Florida landfall as a dangerous major hurricane

A hurricane scientist explains the conflict between 2023’s abnormally high ocean heat and the storm-disrupting wind shear accompanying El Niño.

Haiyan Jiang, Professor of Earth and Environment, Florida International University • conversation
Aug. 28, 2023 • ~5 min

Hurricane Idalia forecast to intensify over extremely warm Gulf waters, on track for Florida landfall as a dangerous storm

A hurricane scientist explains the conflict between 2023’s abnormally high ocean heat and the storm-disrupting wind shear accompanying El Niño when it comes to hurricane intensification.

Haiyan Jiang, Professor of Earth and Environment, Florida International University • conversation
Aug. 28, 2023 • ~5 min

Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to intensify over extremely warm Gulf waters, on track for Florida landfall as a powerful hurricane

A hurricane scientist explains the conflict between 2023’s unusually high ocean heat and the wind shear accompanying El Nino when it comes to hurricane intensification.

Haiyan Jiang, Professor of Earth and Environment, Florida International University • conversation
Aug. 28, 2023 • ~5 min

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