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Drought, deluge, and data

Submitted by on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 13:24

From record-breaking wildfires in Eastern Spain and Southern California to deadly flash floods in Japan and across the US, governments and communities worldwide are confronting a new era of relentless, overlapping climate events. These crises are not just increasing in frequency but also in complexity—droughts fuel wildfires, wildfires degrade soil, then sudden storms unleash devastating floods on already fragile landscapes. The compounding nature of these events is overwhelming traditional emergency response systems, stretching financial resources, and

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Submitted by on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 11:28

Mapping to build flood resilience: Empowering an underserved, flood-prone community with data and communication tools

Samanta Varela Castro, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin

Keri K. Stephens, PhD Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

 

Mapping to build flood resilience: Empowering an underserved, flood-prone community with data and communication tools

Samanta Varela Castro, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin

Keri K. Stephens, PhD Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

 

Building drought resilience: Collaboration in land use and water supply management

Jongeun You, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Northern Michigan University

 

Crowdsourcing resilience: Boosting response to megacity flood events with social media data

Wendy D. Chen, PhD Tenured Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, Senior Associate Editor, Management Decision, Associate Editor, Public Administration and Development