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Creating Time and Space for the Intersection of Climatological Disasters and Racial Inequalities Curricula in the Classroom
Expanding the paradigm of evaluating community benefits in investments in grid resilience utilising a balanced scorecard approach
Farmers’ knowledge improves identification of drought impacts: A nationwide statistical analysis in Zambia
What are you doing in my swamp? A case study of a community-led buyout and ecosystem restoration program in Staten Island, NY, from 2012 to 2024
Challenges and Solutions for Measuring Level 3 of the Kirkpatrick Model
Climate and DRR Education as a Case for Lifelong Learning

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Lessons from Valencia’s Deadly Floods and the Role of AI in Disaster Preparedness

March 27, 2025

Source: Iván Portugués and Luis del Romero LEAP Wallerstein Panel Series: AI + Extreme Weather Preparedness Based on panel presentations and discussions by Gustau Camps-Valls, Félix Francés, Luis Gómez-Chova, and Ana Ruescas. On October 29, 2024, Spain’s Valencia region was devastated by an extreme weather event: one year’s worth of rain fell in a period …

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Disasters

Transforming Disaster Management: The Promise and Challenges of AI in Wildfire Damage Assessment

February 07, 2025

The aftermath of a major wildfire presents a grim landscape: communities devastated, homes reduced to ash, and recovery teams racing against time to assess the extent of the damage. In the U.S., a preliminary damage assessment supports a request for federal assistance through a Stafford Act Presidential Disaster Declaration. This often involves labor-intensive, on-the-ground fieldwork, …

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Disasters

LA Fire Disaster: Protecting Children in Physical and Psychological Harm’s Way

January 16, 2025

The massive fire catastrophe in LA will be remembered as one of the most devastating disasters in modern U.S. history. Having worked on the prevention of, response to, and recovery from megadisasters for many years, I have watched how the devastation of such events impacts communities and people, especially people with important vulnerabilities like chronic …

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