Global warming is expected to lead to an accumulation of particularly intense hurricanes in the United States. This may substantially increase the economic losses caused by these storms. Better insurance could effectively ...
Environment
Jan 4, 2023
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More than 1,000 pets perished in the Marshall Fire, many of them trapped inside their homes as guardians who had left for the day desperately tried to devise a plan to free them, according to new CU Boulder research.
Veterinary medicine
Dec 22, 2022
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Flooding stirs up river sediments, which can spread contaminants in our waterways and floodplains. Flood water can carry sediments bearing contaminants from a range of sources, both historical and new, such as sewage, petrol ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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When leaders at a middle school in New Orleans asked me to help students who were struggling after the city had been struck by Hurricane Katrina, we didn't see eye to eye.
Education
Oct 21, 2022
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As residents of southwest Florida begin the arduous process of rebuilding their lives in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Tulane University experts who have studied long-term impacts of storms in New Orleans have one piece of advice: ...
Environment
Oct 7, 2022
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Before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, evacuation planners rarely considered the needs of carless and vulnerable populations—low-income, elderly, or young individuals with specific needs or tourists without a ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2022
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In Charleston, a place where street lines blur with sunny day tidal flooding and major storms dump enough water on downtown that one can kayak the deluge, Dale Morris is right at home.
Environment
Aug 16, 2022
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Nothing drives hurricane experts crazier than the sentiment, "Oh, it's just a Category 1."
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2022
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Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections.
Environment
May 28, 2022
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Storm surge, the massive mound of water that builds up and comes ashore during a hurricane, is often the deadliest and most destructive threat from these devastating storms.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2022
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