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A Fresh Himalayan Flood Calamity Unfolds from China (Tibet) Downstream into Nepal
The acronym GLOF hides horrific dangers and the need for better warnings.
 • Andy Revkin
A Senator’s Push for Bath Mats Offers Lessons for All Disaster-Avoidance Efforts
From giving out bathtub mats to boosting FEMA disaster mitigation investments, there are so many ways to cut harm and cost before the worst happens.
 • Andy Revkin
Want to Protect Your House in the Fiery West? "Think Like an Ember"
The fight to slow global warming will take decades; here are actions to cut fire risk day by day. Embers are fire's emissary. Block them for starters.
 • Andy Revkin
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AI for Good? Yes. Really. Meet a Coder Connecting Venezuela Quake Survivors and Kin
An example of thriving online (really!)
 • Andy Revkin
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Venezuela's Earthquake Calamity Reflects Urgent Issues in Seismic Hot Spots Worldwide
Some buildings stand and others collapse. That doesn't have to be the case but retrofitting is a nightmare.
 • Andy Revkin
In Yet Another Atmospheric River Assault, What "Broke the Pacific Northwest's Plumbing"?
I propose it was broken a long time ago and, sure, climate change is likely contributing to epic rains there now.
 • Andy Revkin
Time to Cut Through Overheated Narratives at the Nexus of Climate Change, Disaster Loss and Insurance Rates
I’m planning to host a Sustain What “room for agreement” conversation in January with some of the analysts conveying starkly conflicting explanations…
 • Andy Revkin
Why I Focus on Vulnerability Reduction as a Path to Climate Progress
And why this Sustain What project is a question.
 • Andy Revkin
A Disaster-Focused Meteorologist Warns of FEMA "Mission Creep," Saying Not Every Tornado Recovery is a Federal Case
A reaction to a recent post from Mike Smith, raised in tornado country ahead of a career in extreme-weather forecasting
 • Andy Revkin
Struggles in a Red-State Community Shredded by a Tornado Provide a Case Study in the Impact of Trump's FEMA Strategy
Here’s a reflection on FEMA, Trump and disasters with a focus on red states (photo by Staci Vandagriff, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 • Andy Revkin
20 Years After Hurricane Katrina Took Aim at New Orleans, FEMA Employees Post a Warning About Trump's Threat to Disaster Preparedness
Hurricane Katrina inundated large sections of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, taking 1,833 lives and causing $108 billion in damage (un-adjusted 2005…
 • Andy Revkin
From Juneau to the Himalayas, Get Used to Potentially Catastrophic GLOFs
A growing threat where people live below glaciers retreating on a human-heated planet: glacial lake outburst floods
 • Andy Revkin
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