Natural Disasters11

Towering Wildfire Clouds Are Affecting the Stratosphere, and the Climate

February 28, 2023

Aircraft collecting data from clouds of smoke have revealed surprising effects of wildfires on the ground.
Gauging Losses and Lessons in Turkey’s Unfolding Earthquake Tragedy

February 7, 2023

As earthquake engineers stress, most of the time, buildings kill people, not the shaking itself. It’s exceedingly hard to unbuild, move back, or retrofit buildings at scale.
New Trainings Will Lead the Way on Climate Resilience and Equitable Disaster Response

January 30, 2023

With a $1.5 million grant from FEMA, Columbia Climate School’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness will create and deliver trainings on climate resilience with a focus on equity for state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency managers.
Flooding in California: What Went Wrong, and What Comes Next

January 12, 2023

Climate School experts help to explain this devastating weather and what it means in the broader conversation of climate change and disaster response.
What Climate Resilience Policies Are in Store for State Legislatures in 2023?

January 11, 2023

States have already filed at least 39 bills related to disaster resilience. Here, a closer look at what they focus on.
California’s Atmospheric Rivers Warn of Future Climatic Calamity

January 9, 2023

Atmospheric rivers continue to hit California. What do these events mean for flooding and other potential disasters in California’s future?
New Climate School Report Details State Policy Trends in Disaster Resilience

December 13, 2022

As disasters become more expensive, state-level recovery measures are increasing in importance. A new report sheds light on state efforts to prioritize disaster resilience and recovery.
Loss and Damage: What Is It, and Will There Be Progress at COP27?

November 1, 2022

This seemingly simple term carries a lot of baggage. Scholars at the Columbia Climate School are helping to envision what forward movement could look like.
She Led Scientists Advising New York on Climate Change. Did the City Listen?

October 29, 2022

Cynthia Rosenzweig co-chaired the New York City Panel on Climate Change, an expert body advising the mayor, from its inception four years before Hurricane Sandy, and well after. Here, she assesses what was learned, and done, before and after.

Towering Wildfire Clouds Are Affecting the Stratosphere, and the Climate

February 28, 2023

Aircraft collecting data from clouds of smoke have revealed surprising effects of wildfires on the ground.
Gauging Losses and Lessons in Turkey’s Unfolding Earthquake Tragedy

February 7, 2023

As earthquake engineers stress, most of the time, buildings kill people, not the shaking itself. It’s exceedingly hard to unbuild, move back, or retrofit buildings at scale.
New Trainings Will Lead the Way on Climate Resilience and Equitable Disaster Response

January 30, 2023

With a $1.5 million grant from FEMA, Columbia Climate School’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness will create and deliver trainings on climate resilience with a focus on equity for state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency managers.
Flooding in California: What Went Wrong, and What Comes Next

January 12, 2023

Climate School experts help to explain this devastating weather and what it means in the broader conversation of climate change and disaster response.
What Climate Resilience Policies Are in Store for State Legislatures in 2023?

January 11, 2023

States have already filed at least 39 bills related to disaster resilience. Here, a closer look at what they focus on.
California’s Atmospheric Rivers Warn of Future Climatic Calamity

January 9, 2023

Atmospheric rivers continue to hit California. What do these events mean for flooding and other potential disasters in California’s future?
New Climate School Report Details State Policy Trends in Disaster Resilience

December 13, 2022

As disasters become more expensive, state-level recovery measures are increasing in importance. A new report sheds light on state efforts to prioritize disaster resilience and recovery.
Loss and Damage: What Is It, and Will There Be Progress at COP27?

November 1, 2022

This seemingly simple term carries a lot of baggage. Scholars at the Columbia Climate School are helping to envision what forward movement could look like.
She Led Scientists Advising New York on Climate Change. Did the City Listen?

October 29, 2022

Cynthia Rosenzweig co-chaired the New York City Panel on Climate Change, an expert body advising the mayor, from its inception four years before Hurricane Sandy, and well after. Here, she assesses what was learned, and done, before and after.