CRC PI Dr. Ginis and his collaborators combine data from hurricanes that have had severe impacts on Rhode Island in the past with hypothetical worst-case scenarios to simulate Hurricane Rhody. See more in our story from December.
The Links is a monthly roundup of articles from the Center, good reading and job links that have been posted on our website and social media in the last month.
Website news/blog posts/publications:
- December newsletter
- Hypothetical hurricanes: Modeling coastal hazards in Rhode Island (Dec. 15, 2017)
- Hurricane Matthew Recovery pages – new reports, photos, stories
CRC in the News:
- Planning prof presents hazard mitigation strategies in D.C. by archone (Texas A&M University College of Architecture) (12.11.17)
- CRC helps six communities with Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts by UNC Office of Research Communications (12.7.17)
- Connecting University research to policy by the UNC Institute for the Environment (12.1.17)
Good reading:
- How technology is advancing emergency response and survival during natural disasters by Forbes (12.15.17)
- Unfettered building, scant oversight add to cost of hurricanes in U.S. by Reuters (12.12.17)
- To test for climate disasters: Break, burn and throw stuff by The New York Times (12.11.17)
- New storm surge watches and warnings saved lives by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (12.5.17)
- This year’s hurricane season was intense. Is it a taste of the future? by National Public Radio (12.4.17)
- Builders said their homes were out of a flood zone. Then Harvey came. by The New York Times (12.2.17)
- The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season: What we learned by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (12.1.17)
- How the internet of things can prepare cities for natural disasters by Harvard Business Review (12.1.17)
- Hurricane season closes tying several records by WWL (11.30.17)
- Alaska’s coast Is vanishing, 1 storm at a time by Scientific American (11.30.17)
- It’s been 10 weeks since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. Here’s where recovery stands. by PBS NewsHour (11.30.17)
- Johnson C. Smith puts spotlight on innovation, economic development by Black Enterprise (11.28.17)
- NASA finds Virginia metro area is sinking unevenly by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (11.27.17)
- The most expensive U.S. hurricane season ever: By the numbers by Bloomberg (11.26.17)
- Protecting the Netherlands’ vulnerable coasts with a ‘sand motor’ by National Public Radio (11.25.17)
- EPA assessing sunken, leaking marine vessels by United States Environmental Protection Agency (11.20.17)
- Texas Sea Grant study shows true destruction of Hurricane Harvey by Texas A&M Today (11.16.17)
- Since 1978, 12 counties have accounted for a third of U.S. flood insurance claims by Forbes (11.16.17)
- Now is the time to modernize the flood insurance program by The Hill (11.15.17)
- South Jersey rich in coastal strongholds by Press of Atlantic City (11.12.17)
- Hurricanes could bring another disaster: Foreclosures by CNN Money (11.10.17)
- 2017 could tie record for billion-dollar disasters in a year. Here’s why. by USA Today (10.18.17)
Job, event and funding postings:
- Annual National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology Student Scholarships
- Scientific Research Disaster Recovery Grants, National Academies
- University of Delaware: College of Arts & Sciences Director, William A. Anderson Fund (Associate or Full Professor)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate in Flood Resilience, CUAHSI
- NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship
- NOAA Student Opportunities
- N.C. Rural Center Small Business Recovery Fund