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Natural disasters used to be so much worse
In an increasingly wealthy world, cities have more money to invest in infrastructure and other safe…
Natasha Bertrand
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Multiple natural disasters have reportedly stretched FEMA's disaster response workforce to the brink
With Tropical Storm Barry expected to make landfall Saturday along the Louisiana coast, FEMA's disa…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Emerging Markets Could Be Devastated By A Literal Perfect Storm
“With the increasing global economic importance of these nations and their interconnectivity to glo…
Michael Kelley
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This Software Can Analyze News And Predict Disease, Violence, And Disaster
Eric Horvitz, a scientist and co-director at Microsoft Research, told Simonite that a refined versi…
Megan Rose Dickey
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9 natural disasters that took the lives of hundreds of thousands
It's hard to say which natural disaster is the most deadly. Hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes e…
Lindsay DeMunno
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World Bank: Losses From Extreme Weather Now At $200 Billion Per Year
A view of flooded streets after rainstorms triggered by Typhoon Haiyan hit Sanya, Hainan province N…
Michael Kelley
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We Are Four Months Into 2013 And The Earth Has Already Had Five Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters
1) Flooding in Indonesia, from Jan 20 to 27, costing $3.31 billion. 2) Flooding in Australia, fr…
Rob Wile
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People in these 16 states are woefully unprepared for the next natural disaster
A climate change report by scientists from 13 federal agencies concluded that the hurricanes will i…
Rachel Premack
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How natural disasters terrorize the business world in one infographic
The Eastern Kentucky University Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management recognized…
Matt Johnston
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How an automatic floodgate is helping communities against natural disasters
We've had gates that were deployed during Hurricane Harvey in Houston just recently that saved comm…
Grant Eizikowitz,Jasmine Kim
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The First Look Inside The Sinkhole That Killed A Man In Florida
Sinkholes are found where the ground is made of soft rocks. Rain dissolves the rocks creating giant…
Dina Spector
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What Causes A Sinkhole
When the cavern gets too big and the "crust" can't support itself anymore, it falls into the earth …
Jennifer Welsh
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America spent $145 billion on damaged homes after 20 climate events in 2021 — it will only get more expensive
Homeowners who live through natural disasters struggle to afford repairs, and are more likely to fa…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Birthday Candles, Birdcalls And Doomsday Closets - How NYC Preppers Get Ready For Disaster
Business Insider spoke with two renowned New York City preppers to see how they prepare for a disas…