Florida must be better prepared for climate-driven disasters
Early warning systems, resilient infrastructure and nature-based solutions are cost effective in reducing economic losses.
Tag: climate disasters
Don’t let insurers get away with fleecing homeowners
In an age of climate disasters, insurance should be a safeguard for families, not a gamble where the house always ...
Engaged residents and natural solutions make coastal communities more resilient, FAU experts say
A panel discussion on 'Future-Proofing Our Coasts' was held at FAU as part of the Frontiers in Science lecture series
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?
President Donald Trump has questioned FEMA’s future and suggested states take over disaster recovery instead.
The rise of firefighters-for-hire exposes the inequality of climate-driven disasters
As climate change exacerbates extreme weather event, innovative solutions are needed to protect all residents.
Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse
With the coming changes, you will be the fact-checker on Facebook and other Meta apps.
New data shows just how bad the climate insurance crisis has become
Two congressional reports make clear that 'the model of insurance as it stands right now isn't working.'
Grassroots hurricane relief efforts fight disinformation, slow bureaucracies and more frequent catastrophes
In the aftermath of Helene and Milton, mutual aid groups call for structural change in how the nation responds to ...
A Q&A with the co-founder of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: ‘There’s a lot of loss and trauma that comes with disasters. But that’s not the end of the story’
Jimmy Dunson is an author, poet and co-founder of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, based in the Tampa Bay area.
Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage
Home insurance averages $2,377 a year nationally and $11,000 per year in Florida.