disaster preparedness
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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.
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How to stop a humanitarian disaster before it happens
Weather forecasting has improved so much that organizations can prepare for disasters before they strike.
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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.
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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.
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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.