'Historically inclined' anthropologists trace the evolution of US emergency risk assessment and response
"Where were you when …?"
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Mar 14, 2022
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Houston's low-income neighborhoods hit hardest when disaster strikes, study shows
Houston's low-income neighborhoods bear the biggest burdens during catastrophic events—from damage to older homes during natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey and last year's winter storm to economic hardship caused ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2022
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Study finds US flood damage risk is underestimated
In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers used artificial intelligence to predict where flood damage is likely to happen in the continental United States, suggesting that recent flood maps from the Federal ...
Environment
Feb 22, 2022
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Repeated exposure to major disasters has long-term mental health impacts
Repeated exposure to major disasters does not make people mentally stronger, a recent study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that individuals who have been repeatedly exposed to major disasters ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2022
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Climate uncertainty colors flood risk assessment
Understanding how climate change will affect the flooding of rivers may become easier with a new framework for assessing flood risk that's been developed by an interdisciplinary team from Penn State.
Earth Sciences
Nov 19, 2021
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Flights resume, some power restored in New Orleans after Ida
Commercial flights resumed in New Orleans and power returned to parts of the business district Thursday, four days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast, but electricity, drinking water and fuel remained scarce ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2021
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How to distribute scarce medical supplies in a pandemic, and do it fairly
In the spring of 2020, with global supply chains for medical equipment crumbling under the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, states turned to the federal government for help. Since 1998, the United States has maintained ...
Economics & Business
Aug 31, 2021
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Rare tropical storm lashes northeastern United States
Tropical Storm Henri slammed into Rhode Island on the US east coast Sunday, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, uprooting trees and bringing record rainfall before weakening as it moved across New England.
Environment
Aug 23, 2021
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Rare tropical storm downgraded after hitting US northeast
Tropical Storm Henri was downgraded to a tropical depression late Sunday after slamming into Rhode Island on the US east coast, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, uprooting trees, and bringing record rainfall.
Environment
Aug 23, 2021
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Flood relocation programs more disruptive to those who don't live in white or affluent neighborhoods
A government policy that removes homeowners from flood-prone areas disproportionately disrupts the lives of residents from less white and affluent neighborhoods, according to new research from sociologists at Rice University ...
Environment
Jun 30, 2021
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