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Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative addresses the broad issue of increasing the nation's resilience to disasters. This book defines "national resilience", describes the state of knowledge about ...

Teresa Elder walks through a flooded Sandy Cove Drive from Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Morganton, N.C. This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source ...

A new classification of the world’s coastlines has been released to improve coastal climate change adaptation at local, regional and national level and strengthen coordinated climate action worldwide.

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian J. Yanites, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Hurricane Helene lasted only a ...