CRC staff, researchers, advisory board, federal reviewers and guests gathered for the 3rd PI meeting from Feb. 28-March 1, 2018.
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:
- Flood Apex program increases flood resilience through emerging tech (Feb. 12, 2018)
- CRC project expands emergency preparedness intervention program to high school students (Feb. 6, 2018)
- ADCIRC Week expands tracks to accommodate wide range of applications (Feb. 1, 2018)
CRC Researchers in the News:
- Fortified but still in peril, New Orleans braces for its future by The New York Times (2.24.18)
- Carolina Planning Journal, Volume 42: Re:(Anything) (2.14.18)
- Westerly High School students are the first in the state to take part in a new URI emergency preparedness program by The Westerly Sun (2.12.18)
- Calm, before and after storms by Terp (The University of Maryland) (1.7.18)
- Nation’s oil and gas lifeline in peril by The Weather Channel
Good reading:
- How to prepare your community for a disaster by The New York Times (2.15.18)
- Make no small memories: A tribute to David Godschalk by jimschwab.com (2.11.18)
- US Senate budget plan includes $125M for Hurricane Matthew relief by WWAY (2.8.18)
- Designing for disruption: How AIA and the profession responded to a disaster-heavy year by Architect Magazine (2.7.18)
- Floods are getting worse, and 2,500 chemical sites lie in the water’s path by The New York Times (2.6.18)
- Congress wants ‘resilient’ rebuilding. What does that mean? by E&E News (2.6.18)
- Moving mitigation forward: New knowledge and next steps by Natural Hazards Center (2.2.18)
- Poll shows nationwide support for feds to boost rebuilding standards by The Pew Charitable Trusts (2.1.18)
- Preparing the whole community: Including homelessness in disaster planning by Natural Hazards Center (1.31.18)
- A FEMA error drove fears that food and water aid to Puerto Rico was ending. It’s not. by The New York Times (1.31.18)
- Coastal communities prepare for king tide cycle by WNCT (1.29.18)
- In poorer neighborhoods, no recovery yet from Matthew by The Fayetteville Observer (1.28.18)
- New rules aim to make Norfolk flood resilient. But will they make it too expensive to build new homes? by The Virginian-Pilot (1.25.18)
- Where it rains, it floods by The Pew Charitable Trusts (1.25.18)
- After Irma: Lawmakers to weigh blocking rebuilding in high-risk areas by The Palm Beach Post (1.16.18)
- Sea level rise puts pressure on Hyde County by UNC-TV
- Collaborating through the Community Rating System by The Nature Conservancy
Job and funding postings: