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A new study published in The Conversation reveals that hurricanes cost more than just the price of rebuilding. Groups who are displaced face a long road to recovery compounded by health complications.

The effects of natural disasters go well beyond casualties, property damage, and land and infrastructure losses. These events are causing mental health crises that can transform the most powerless ...

Tornadoes cause significant economic losses yet can stimulate growth through rebuilding, insurance inflows, and federal aid, impacting local economies deeply.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a new tool to map the effects of natural disasters, even as federal agencies pull back on research about those events’ economic impact. The New York Fed ...

Wildfires that destroyed 16,000 houses and other structures in Southern California. Floods in the Midwest and South that upended lives. Continued reconstruction in North Carolina following last year’s ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. A week after Hurricane Sandy flooded New York City’s streets and subways in 2012, the city’s schools were back in business. But schools in ...

Major disasters including tornadoes, extreme flash floods and even a hurricane have disrupted Tennessee schools in recent years. More than a dozen people, including teachers, students and parents, ...

Keta (VR), May 21, GNA – The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in Keta Municipality of the Volta Region, has educated the public on the causes and effects of flood disasters. The NADMO ...

Addressing the urgent need for energy resilience, this piece explores how microgrids can mitigate the effects of natural ...

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