Why are some people more vulnerable to environmental hazards than others?
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MSc Development Management student, Angela Salmeron Contreras questions why some people are more vulnerable to environmental…
MSc Development Management student, Angela Salmeron Contreras questions why some people are more vulnerable to environmental…
Image Credit: Carlos Lozano on unsplash.com Conventional thinking often suggests that the people most vulnerable to climate…
The Grapes of Wrath From the LA Times, March 14, 2023: . . . The relief effort during the aftermath of the St. Francis Dam…
WhatsNew2Day In recent years, California has experienced extreme wildfires, heat waves, and the ever-present COVID-19 pandemic.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As a…
Some don’t have the money to leave. And others don’t receive warnings if they’re provided only in English. The post When…
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Hurricane…
When Hurricane Ida hit New York City on September 16, it dumped more than three inches of rain an hour. Sewers overflowed…
On a mild December evening in 2017, Southern California’s powerful Santa Ana winds fueled a massive wildfire after smashing…
Living along the path of a wildfire, hurricane, or tornado is a terrifying experience under the best of circumstances, but it…
The importance of translating emergency warnings is often a lesson learned too late.
Clear language is essential in emergency communication. Being able to distribute disaster information can be a matter of life…
This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. As fires consume more…
As fires consume more than 3 million acres across the Golden State this year, state and local governments are drawing on their…