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A Collection by: PreventionWeb user UNDRR Editors
Last updated: 15 Nov 2019
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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Puerto Rico’s recovery brings opportunity to improve
Federal Emergency Management Agency
27 December 2018
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USA: Protecting wetlands helps communities reduce damage from hurricanes and storms
Conversation Media Group, the
11 October 2018
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Caribbean hurricane season ‘will be different this time’
United Nations News Centre
06 September 2018
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One year after the storms: Five ideas for building back stronger in the Caribbean
World Bank, the
05 September 2018
Documents and Publications
2017 hurricane season FEMA after-action report
Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018
Documents and Publications
USVI: Hurricane recovery and resilience task force
United States of America - government
2018
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US Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force releases initial report
United States of America - government
20 July 2018
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Texas must rethink long-term hazard mitigation efforts, according to new Rice U. report
Rice University
18 July 2018
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As hurricane season arrives, U.S. homeowners haven’t fixed their big underinsurance problem
Wall Street Journal Digital Network
18 July 2018
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After devastating 2017 hurricanes, British Virgin Islands race to 'build back better'
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
07 July 2018
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Hurricanes threaten Caribbean countries still recovering from 2017 storms - officials
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
31 May 2018
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Dominican Republic city prepares for hurricane season after 2017 devastation
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
23 May 2018
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Review of early warnings for 2017 hurricane season in Caribbean
World Meteorological Organization
29 January 2018
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USA: Buyouts won’t be the answer for many frequent flooding victims
ProPublica
01 November 2017
Documents and Publications
Cred crunch, Issue no. 49, October 2017 - The constant influence of hurricanes
United States Agency for International Development; Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
2017
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New Florida flood modeling standards will help develop the insurance market
Risk Management Solutions
26 September 2017
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Hurricane-ravaged Barbuda and Dominica must "build back better"
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
26 September 2017
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Next-generation models revealing climate change effect on hurricanes
European Union
22 September 2017
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After the storms have passed: Rebuilding with climate change in mind
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
21 September 2017
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In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder
Conversation Media Group, the
20 September 2017
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Hurricanes, flood insurance and the dangers of ‘business as usual'
Conversation Media Group, the
19 September 2017
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Auburn scientists exploring conditions impacting hurricane frequency
Auburn University
19 September 2017
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Who should pay for damage associated with climate change – and who should be compensated?
Conversation Media Group, the
18 September 2017
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Will rebuilding after Harvey and Irma make more flooding inevitable?
The New Yorker
13 September 2017
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After the storm: How should cities rebuild post hurricanes like Harvey and Irma?
Guardian, the (UK)
08 September 2017
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Our hurricane risk models are dangerously out-of-date
Massachussets Institute of Technology
07 September 2017
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Deadly Irma pounds Caribbean, takes aim for Florida
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
07 September 2017
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A struggling Haiti braces for fresh onslaught from Hurricane Irma
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
06 September 2017
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In Houston, a terrifying real-life lesson for disaster-prone cities
New York Times, the
05 September 2017
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
05 September 2017
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Why Texans heard conflicting messages about evacuating ahead of Hurricane Harvey
Conversation Media Group, the
01 September 2017
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What Hurricane Harvey says about risk, climate and resilience
Conversation Media Group, the
01 September 2017
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USA: Disaster politics can get in the way of disaster preparedness
FiveThirtyEight
31 August 2017
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How the chaos of Hurricane Katrina helped save pets from flooding in Texas
Washington Post, the
31 August 2017
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This is how museums in and around Houston prepared for tropical storm Harvey
Huffington Post Inc.
30 August 2017
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NAU researchers determine adverse effects of Houston flooding will be felt throughout the globe
Northern Arizona University
30 August 2017
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Flooding from Hurricane Harvey causes a host of public health concerns
Conversation Media Group, the
30 August 2017
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Don’t blame climate change for the Hurricane Harvey disaster – blame society
Conversation Media Group, the
29 August 2017
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Hurricane Harvey shows how we underestimate flooding risks in coastal cities, scientists say
Washington Post, the
29 August 2017
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Hurricane Harvey underlines need for strong risk governance
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
28 August 2017
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Five reasons Houston is especially vulnerable to flooding
Wall Street Journal Digital Network
25 August 2017
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Many Texas beaches likely to erode, be overwashed, or inundated by Hurricane Harvey
United States Geological Survey
24 August 2017