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Displaying 60 of about 321 resultsUsing data from two NOAA satellites, University of Arizona researchers developed an algorithm for measuring wind via water vapor.Wind speed and direction provide clues for forecasting weather patterns. In fact, wind influences cloud formation by bringing water vapor together. Atmospheric scientists have now found a novel way of measuring wind – by devel…
When you first see the sheer magnitude of destruction where a hurricane made landfall, “there’s usually a take-your-breath-away moment,” says Tracy Kijewski-Correa, a structural engineer at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. But Kijewski-Correa and her colleagues catch their breath and begin their work surveying the damage inflicted on buildings a…
This report outlines an assessment of coastal flooding risk in the East Boston and Charlestown neighbourhoods of Boston, MA, describes coastal resilience solutions, and sets out recommended actions to build flood resilience in the near- and long-term.
Climate Ready Boston’s vulnerability assessment identified East Boston and Charlestown as two of the n…
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$6.8 million grant to help Jamaica improve the quality and use of climate related information for effective planning and action at local and national levels. Approximately 60% of Jamaica's 2.8 million residents live in coastal communities, rendering them disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of…
Tampa, Florida - Scientists at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science investigating the increasing risk of 'compound flooding' for major U.S. cities have found that flooding risk is greatest for cities along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts when strong storm surge and high rainfall amounts occur together. While rising sea levels are the…
By Adam Markham, director, Climate Impacts Initiative
There’s been a huge buzz at the World Parks Congress in Australia this week about the need to implement carbon reduction plans and accelerate climate resilience strategies. President Obama’s emissions agreement with the Chinese government on the eve of the Congress helped set the stage for serious…
Mapping tool visualizes anticipated flood effects, aiding preparation for coastal storms
A NOAA flood exposure risk mapping tool that was developed in New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania has now been expanded to cover coastal areas along the entire U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. The Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper, a deliverable of Presi…
The Government of Canada has set aside more than CA$95,000 to aid Jamaica in implementing disaster risk reduction projects in projects, reports the Jamaica Observer. According to the report, these projects are expected to reach over 20,000 beneficiaries and are aimed to strengthen the capacity of communities across Jamaica to mitigate the effects of dis…
By Anamaria Bukvic
The devastation of Hurricane Sandy caught many East Coast residents by surprise. The gravity of the disaster, however, truly came into focus months later when the reality of slow recovery—hampered by weather, the many impacts of the storm, and bureaucratic red tape—started to sink in. The compound challenges faced by residents, inclu…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
Rivers of muddy water from heavy rainfall raced through city streets as thousands of people evacuated homes downhill from California’s wildfire burn scars amid atmospheric river storms drenching the state in early January 2023.
The evacuations at one point included all of Montecito, home to around 8,000 people – and t…
With extreme winter weather breaking out across the United States this week, a question in many people’s minds is—how is climate change affecting winter storms? I had the good fortune to chat about this with world-renowned expert, Dr. Jennifer Francis, Senior Scientist with the Woodwell Climate Research Center.
Rachel: Thank you…
More accurate ‘nowcasting’ algorithms are needed to support community responses to sudden storms, floods, and other emergencies effectively.Anyone who’s been caught in an unexpected downpour knows that weather forecasting is an imperfect science. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology are taking aim at one of meteorologists’ biggest blind s…
Planning for the City's recovery began almost immediately. First, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) voluntarily led a planning exercise that looked at short term and long term requirementsAs the recovery plan for the City, the Citywide Strategic Recovery and Rebuilding Plan (the Citywide Plan) focuses primarily on the public realm, that is, things the city…
Climate-induced storm flood data wins 2023 DesignSafe Dataset awardsA dataset on ‘plausible worst-case scenario’ flooding in California has received a 2023 DesignSafe Dataset award, given in recognition of the dataset's diverse contributions to natural hazards research.The dataset’s story begins in 2010, when the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) condu…