AI’s appeal lies in its ability to handle high-impact, low-probability events. Extreme weather disasters fall squarely into ...
Buildings and urban infrastructure are designed to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters, based on data from previous events. But how do you design a building to get through the extreme ...
IAEA experts assess damages to a building after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar in March 2025 (Photos: G. M-Seminario/IAEA).
TWO DOZEN OTHER TRADE PARTNERS. WELL, NEW AT SIX. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION WILL NO LONGER TRACK THE COST OF EXTREME WEATHER DISASTERS. THE FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS IT IS RETIRING ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday its well-known “billion-dollar weather and climate disasters” database “will be retired,” a move that will make it next to ...
How do extreme weather events and disasters affect communities long term? Solomon Hsiang discusses the impacts on economic growth and health, and how research can improve emergency management and ...