Tag: disaster recovery

With more frequent and intense storms predicted due to climate change, Florida needs FEMA now more than ever.

Flooding causes more damage annually than any other natural disaster, equating to billions of dollars in property damage.

We cannot let the important work of climate change mitigation and adaptation get caught up in the larger culture wars.

Jimmy Dunson is an author, poet and co-founder of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, based in the Tampa Bay area.

Streamlining the rebuilding process to deliver information that emphasizes high-impact changes could make resilient choices easier.

With the US averaging over 60,000 wildfires each year, they have clearly become a whole-of-society problem.

When a Florida beach town is wiped out, the political and economic pressure to redevelop is relentless.

Climate change will bring new weather patterns that are beyond emergency managers’ current playbooks.

An FAU study found differences in restoration rates between urban and rural areas, disadvantaged and affluent communities.

Growing climate risk demands new innovations, partnerships and leadership.