Uncovering Social Vulnerability: Understanding the Disparities That Impact Communities
In an interconnected world, the term “social vulnerability” has gained increasing recognition for its critical role in shaping the outcomes of disasters,... Read More
Impact of Disasters On The United States
The United States is quite vulnerable to disasters; every state is exposed to one or more hazards. Disasters can either be natural,... Read More
Individual Impacts of Disaster on the United States
Disasters is an inevitable truth of our life. In a state where there was a disaster outbreak, the victims affected are usually... Read More
Disaster and Community Impacts on the United States
A community is affected by a disaster when an extreme hydrological or geological event occurs beyond the community’s limit. Disasters reshape a... Read More
Economic Impacts of Disasters in the United States
Disasters come with destructive effects on the economy of a State. Economic losses from disasters are likely to increase basically because of... Read More
Environmental Governance
By: Tiffany Cousins, M.S. The first law of ecology is “everything is connected to everything else” and Tobler’s first law of geography... Read More
Nuisance Flooding
By: Tiffany Cousins, M.S. Nuisance flooding is a poorly understood growing problem as urbanization increases and climate change unfolds. Due to scale... Read More