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Posted inResearch & Developments

FEMA to Dismantle Popular Disaster Preparedness Program

by Grace van Deelen 4 April 20255 May 2025

The Trump administration has announced plans to dismantle a program responsible for funding billions of dollars’ worth of projects meant to help communities prepare for disasters such as flooding, hurricanes, and wildfires, according to reporting from Grist. 

Cars drive down a city street flooded with water halfway up the tires. A hillside with clusters of houses is visible in the background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Flooding from Below: The Unseen Risks of Sea Level Rise

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 March 202512 March 2025

Researchers demonstrate a method for assessing how rising seas could raise groundwater levels, potentially transmitting flood hazards far inland.

Map of Lahaina with colors indicating level of likely damage.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Using Satellite Data for More Effective Disaster Response

by Susan Trumbore 18 February 20257 February 2025

Satellite data play a crucial role in disaster assessment and response. Meeting expanding demand requires not only accelerated data processing but increased collaboration with responders.

Aerial view of a wildfire
Posted inEditors' Highlights

An Atmospheric Pattern Over the Pacific Influences Western U.S. Wildfire Risk

by Benjamin Sulman 27 January 202523 January 2025

The West Pacific pattern correlates with high pressure, increased temperature, decreased precipitation, and higher burned area during autumn in the western United States.

Photo of an enhanced geothermal system.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Guidelines for Managing Induced Seismicity Risks

by Ryan Schultz, Wen Zhou, Federica Lanza and Iason Grigoratos 7 January 202513 January 2025

Consolidating state-of-the-art science into guidelines provides a path forward for managing induced seismicity risks and highlights avenues for future research.

An aerial image shows ruins of buildings and smoke after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.
Posted inNews

Improving Earthquake Early Warning Access for the Deaf Community

by Grace van Deelen 2 January 20252 January 2025

Earthquake early warning systems are rarely accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. A group of scientists is working to change that.

Park rangers walk away from marine debris. A small stump appears by the waterline.
Posted inNews

Buried Tree Stumps Show Shoreline Shifts of the Outer Banks

by J. Besl 11 December 202411 December 2024

Storms are unburying centuries-old stumps on North Carolina’s barrier islands. Researchers hope these long-gone forests can help land managers plan for the future.

Two maps with symbols to indicate seismic events.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Seismotectonic Update of the Philippines-Taiwan Region

by Atalay Ayele 4 October 20243 October 2024

Using more than two decades of data, scientists find that the Philippine and Taiwan subduction region is controlled mainly by shallow seismicity and low magnitude earthquakes.

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Rancho Palos Verdes Landslides Have Residents Seeking Science

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 3 October 20243 October 2024

Residents of Rancho Palos Verdes are looking to the scientific community for help in understanding the slow-moving landslides that are destroying their community.

Aerial view of muddy-looking floodwaters from a meandering river flooding houses and buildings throughout a town spread on either side of the river
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Cultivating Trust in AI for Disaster Management

by Monique M. Kuglitsch, Ivanka Pelivan, Chinnawat Danakkaew, Jesper Dramsch and Reza Arghandeh 11 September 202416 January 2025

Artificial intelligence applied in disaster management must be reliable, accurate, and, above all, transparent. But what does transparency in AI mean, why do we need it, and how is it achieved?

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