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As Florida's population soars - what will it mean if the number of hurricanes keep the same pace?
Florida is the place people want to be if you look at it's population growth that has trended upwards at an astounding pace over the ...
Nonprofit organizations, schools and houses of worship play critical role in supporting Americans during severe weather emergencies
Church Mutual® survey finds high expectations for schools, worship facilities, as well as community and nonprofit organizations MERRILL, Wis. – Gearing up for the 2024 winter season, ...
Devastation beyond the storm: Hurricane Ian the latest disaster to cause increase in suicides
This week marks one year since Hurricane Ian decimated towns along Florida's Gulf Coast, erasing whole neighborhoods and claiming 160 lives. Recent research found that the ...
Potential health crisis in the wake of deadly storm and flooding in Derna, Libya
The number of fatalities and missing persons continue to mount after a storm caused massive flooding in the town of Derna, located in the northeast ...
Expert explainer - Storm Daniel and the Libya flooding
Expert: Dr Kiran Tota-Maharaj Reader in Civil & Environmental Engineering (Water and Environmental Engineering) College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University 1/ Do we have any ...
Disaster researchers discuss preparedness, evacuations and recovery as Hurricane Idalia bears down on Florida's Gulf Coast
It's déjà vu all over again. Less than a year after Hurricane Ian brought floods and destruction to Florida towns off the Gulf of ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Manitoba’s Worst Road for 2022 is…
Winnipeg, MB, May 24, 2022 – A provincial road that connects Seven Sisters Falls through Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park is the province’s Worst Road. Provincial Road 307 ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Ice dams, overland flooding and other ways your home is at risk from water this spring: CAA Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, March 21, 2022 – A winter with heavy snowfall means Manitobans are on the lookout for spring water damage. There are countless ways water can damage ...
As weather disasters mount, how prepared are we for the next hurricane?
With billion-dollar weather disasters mounting in the U.S., experts like Rima Taher at NJIT are reexamining how buildings are engineered and fortified to withstand ...
How misinformation spreads online and shapes behavior
With the Internet as a font of information, particularly during a major crisis or conflict, a simple Google search can produce a stream of conjecture, ...