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2017 Atlantic hurricanes

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For several months in 2017, many Atlantic hurricanes had devastating economic and social consequences across the United States and the Caribbean.

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Updates
27 December 2018

Puerto Rico’s recovery brings opportunity to improve

Puerto Rico’s transformation from hurricanes Irma and Maria has pivoted toward making the island stronger and more resilient. The island’s long-term recovery envisions enhanced infrastructure and warning systems, as well as communities more capable of withstanding events like the 2017 hurricanes.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Updates
6 September 2018

Caribbean hurricane season ‘will be different this time’

With the contribution of the international community and cooperation among countries of the region, the Caribbean has initiated a process of risk informed recovery in various sectors to recover from hurricanes Irma and Maria. However, the unpredictability brought about by climate change remains a concern.
United Nations News Centre
Updates
5 September 2018

One year after the storms: Five ideas for building back stronger in the Caribbean

One year after Irma and Maria swept through the Caribbean, calm seems to have returned to the region. The Caribbean can build back stronger by investing in better preparedness, strengthening social safety nets, rebuilding better and stronger infrastructure, creating fiscal buffers for difficult times, and protecting and leveraging ocean and natural resources.
World Bank, the
Updates
18 July 2018

As hurricane season arrives, U.S. homeowners haven’t fixed their big underinsurance problem

While most American homeonwers have home insurance, many lack flood insurance, which is typically purchased from the U.S. government as a separate policy. Many homeowners also have home-insurance policy limits that are too low to cover the full cost of repairing or rebuilding their properties.
Wall Street Journal Digital Network
Updates
20 July 2018

US Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force releases initial report

Today, the U.S. Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force released its initial 280-page report to help guide reconstruction and resiliency efforts in the Territory in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The document is currently published for public comment, during which time the community can provide feedback until July 27.
United States of America - government
Updates
23 July 2018

Five reasons to rethink hurricane season

Challenging conventional thinking pays dividends with regards to assessing hurricane risk. Researchers have found that hurricane threat is not just from wind or storm surge: people outside the 100-year floodplain may still be at risk, cyclone observations are critical, flood mitigation matters, and Integrated Kinetic Energy is better for risk assessments.
Risk Management Solutions
Documents and publications
2018

2017 hurricane season FEMA after-action report

This report captures transformative insights from a historic hurricane season that will help the agency, the emergency management community, and the US improve preparedness, disaster management and recovery in the future.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Documents and publications
2018

USVI: Hurricane recovery and resilience task force

This report analyzes the damage of the 2017 Hurricane Maria on the US Virgin Islands and covers the recovery and resilience initiatives across 14 different sectors.
United States of America - government
Updates
18 July 2018

Texas must rethink long-term hazard mitigation efforts, according to new Rice U. report

Researchers have found that federal and Texas’ long-term hazard mitigation planning efforts have not been effective in preparing the state to deal with disaster mitigation, and cities, regions and the state must collaborate to create more effective plans. Texas can also support hazard mitigation by better empowering local areas and funding national system gaps.
Rice University
Updates
7 July 2018

After devastating 2017 hurricanes, British Virgin Islands race to 'build back better'

With this year's hurricane season now underway, much of the British Virgin Islands is scrambling to rebuild stronger structures in conjunction with new building codes. But for some residents, this has not been possible because of a shortage of construction workers and building supplies, while others lack property insurance.
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

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