disaster preparedness

The climate change ‘tipping point’ has already arrived for these 70 U.S. counties

It’s not your imagination: your city may be getting hotter faster than the rest of the U.S.

How to stop a humanitarian disaster before it happens

Weather forecasting has improved so much that organizations can prepare for disasters before they strike.

Florida doesn’t know what’s coming for it

Hurricanes are getting rarer but stronger. As Matthew barrels toward Florida, communities remain unprepared for a big storm.

Could one of these robots save you in a climate disaster?

In a DARPA-sponsored contest, experts from industry and academia debut robots that could save our butts from climate disaster.

Levitating houses stay safe during earthquakes

A Japanese company called Air Danshin Systems can make houses fly. Not all the time, and not for particularly long. But when it counts — during an earthquake — the company’s technology can levitate a house more than an inch off its foundation. That means that while the earth shakes, the house stays safe.