"We designed this system so each robot explores different rooms, maximizing the rooms a set number of drones could explore."

"We're really able to come up with workable, feasible solutions to problems in a much shorter time."

A new natural disaster risk model offers a reliable and affordable way for governments to estimate expected damage from rivers that flood.

Homeowners in mostly white communities prefer to risk another flood rather than move to a more diverse neighborhood on safer ground.

"These disaster impacts create a uniquely extensive and multiplied set of challenges," says Alex Priest.

Older adults with Alzheimer's or other dementia have a heightened risk of death following exposure to a hurricane, research shows.

Many at-risk nursing homes may be inadequately prepared for hurricane-related flooding in certain coastal regions, a new study shows.

Researchers may have a way to forecast hard-to-predict events like earthquakes and pandemics with less data.

Rather than becoming acclimated to repeated exposure to disasters, victims' responses to subsequent hurricanes keep getting worse.

Personal experience with natural disasters affects how people feel about protective policies like flood insurance and power shutoffs.