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risk perception

A satellite image of Hurricane Edouard over the Atlantic Ocean
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2024 Could Be Among Most Active Hurricane Seasons Ever

by Grace van Deelen 23 May 202423 May 2024

A new NOAA report predicts an extraordinarily active Atlantic hurricane season spurred by record ocean temperatures and a shift to La Niña conditions.

The active stratovolcano Popocatépetl is seen from the city of Puebla in central Mexico.
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Perceiving Risk

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 25 April 20243 May 2024

“Risk” means different things to different people, and effective science communication must recognize and respect that.

On 30 December 2021, a grass fire sparked outside Boulder, Colo.
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When Fieldwork Comes Home

by Grace van Deelen 25 April 202425 April 2024

The impacts of the 2021 Marshall Fire rippled through a community of Colorado geoscientists, spurring them to action.

El Popocatépetl hace erupción con volutas de gas volcánico, como se observa desde Puebla, México.
Posted inFeatures

¿Qué tan peligroso es el volcán Popocatépetl? Depende a quién le preguntes

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 April 20248 April 2024

El estratovolcán en el centro de México presenta un interesante caso de estudio sobre la percepción del riesgo, la comunicación de la ciencia y la preparación en torno a los peligros naturales.

A snow-capped mountain against a blue sky.
Posted inNews

No Canadian Volcanoes Meet Monitoring Standards

by Grace van Deelen 29 March 202429 March 2024

A new analysis reveals serious monitoring gaps at even the highest-threat volcanoes.

Shallow landslides in New Zealand
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

GNS Science Landslide Planning Guidance

by Dave Petley 21 March 202421 March 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. New Zealand is a country with a severe level of landslide hazard, resulting from a combination of the tectonic setting, the geology, the climate and the impact of human activities. It is […]

The Swiss Alps, in which mountaineers face rockfall hazards.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

Rockfalls as a hazard to mountaineers in high mountain areas

by Dave Petley 5 March 20245 March 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Rockfalls are a key risk to climbers in high mountains, potentially causing injury or even loss of life. We regularly record such events in our fatal landslide research, although I have always […]

Popocatépetl erupts with wisps of volcanic gas, as seen from Puebla, Mexico.
Posted inFeatures

How Dangerous Is Mexico’s Popocatépetl? It Depends on Who You Ask

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 January 202425 April 2024

The stratovolcano in central Mexico presents a rich case study of risk perception, science communication, and preparedness surrounding natural hazards.

A mobile home park devastated by tornado damage
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Tornado Warnings Don’t Adequately Prepare Mobile Home Residents

by C. Crockett 15 May 20197 March 2024

A survey of the southeastern United States shows that nearly half of mobile home residents don’t know where to shelter during a tornado, and many aren’t getting the resources they need to survive one.

Posted inScience Updates

Communicating Hurricane Risks: Challenges and Recommendations

by J. R. Marlon, E. C. Farmer and S. Moran 18 November 20157 March 2024

NOAA/Sea Grant Coastal Storm Awareness Program (CSAP ) Final Workshop; Newark, New Jersey, 26–27 May 2015

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