United States of America

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This report makes recommendations that outline a new approach to wildfire - proactive in nature, better matched to the immense scale and scope of the crisis, and more reflective of the multi-scalar, interrelated nature of the overall system
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This is a comparison of the sociodemographic and socioeconomic composition of leveed and non-leveed U.S. communities and show a substantial overrepresentation of HUSVCs in leveed areas at the state, regional, and national levels
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This study examines associations between long- and short-term maternal heat exposure and severe maternal morbidity (SMM). The rate of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is continuously increasing in the US.
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In this paper researchers discuss recommendations for more effective stormwater planning, design, and management in the Mid-Atlantic region. Flooding is one of the costliest types of natural disasters in the United States.
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This report explores the potential for CRAs to be used as a tool for assessing adaptation effectiveness, expanding on the implications of designing or updating CRAs and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems for NAP processes.
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This report focuses on the life safety components of Notification, Evacuation, Traffic, and Temporary Refuge Areas (NETTRA).
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This paper explored residents' heat-related health and well-being outcomes, heat vulnerability, and recommended adaptation strategies in a low-income community of color.
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This study proposes a multi-hazards risk assessment method which considers social vulnerability into the analyzing and utilize machine learning-enabled models.

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