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Climate change, natural disasters and community resiliency: Research roundup

2013 selection of recent research on the effects of climate change on the built environment and how individuals and communities can best adapt.

State of the Climate in America: 2012-13 data and research

2013 report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the state of the climate of the continental United States for the year 2012.

Natural disasters, Hurricane Sandy and recovery efforts in the U.S.: Research roundup

2012 literature review of research and analysis relating to disaster recovery in the United States, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Long-term Perspective on Wildfires in the Western USA

2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the frequency of wildfires in the American West over the past 3,000 years and the implications for larger wildfires.

Genomic and Physiological Footprint of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Resident Marsh Fishes

2011 study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on the effects of oil exposure from BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster on gulf populations of killifish.

Final Report on the Causes of the Macondo Well Blowout

2011 final report from the federal government on the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.

Normalized Hurricane Damage in the United States: 1900-2005

2008 study analyzing storm-related property damage figures adjusted for inflation, wealth and population factors over time.

Evolution of the U.S. Tornado Database: 1954-2003

2006 study by the American Meteorological Society on the history of U.S. tornado reports since 1954 and current tornado activity patterns.

Oil and Gas Lease Utilization: Onshore and Offshore

2011 report by the U.S. Department of Interior on untapped potential of federal lands and waters.

Preventing Wildfires: Fuel Treatment in Forests

2011 report from U.S. Forest Service on tree- and plant-thinning techniques used to reduce the chances of intense wildfires

Escaping Affect: How Motivated Emotion Regulation Creates Insensitivity to Mass Suffering

2011 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on levels of compassion for large groups of people in need.

Tornado Warning and Response at a University Campus

Study by Mississippi State University on the effectiveness of a large university’s emergency warning system

Human Contribution to Precipitation Extremes

2011 study published in Nature combining observational and model-based data to explore how relationship between human-induced increases in greenhouse gases and increased weather extremes.

Chernobyl 20 Years On: Health Consequences

2006 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on the response to and impacts of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Action Following a Nuclear Blast in a U.S. City

2007 report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on necessary steps in the aftermath of an act of nuclear terrorism in a U.S. city

Thyroid Cancers in Ukraine Related to the Chernobyl Accident

2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives investigating the continued level of thyroid cancer risk among Chernobyl victims two decades later.

Tsunami Data Supports Forecast, Research and Mitigation

2008 chapter from Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami measuring the action taken in creating and maintaining a Tsunami activity database.

Test of Forecasting Model on Japanese Earthquakes

2005 study in Pure and Applied Geophysics testing an earthquake forecasting model against the records of Japanese quakes over 36 years.

History of Tsunami Research and Countermeasures in Japan

2009 report in the Proceedings of the Japan Academy detailing the nature of tsunami disasters over time and Japan’s responses

Have Disaster Costs Increased Due to Climate Change?

2011 metastudy by the Institute for Environmental Studies on results of 22 peer-reviewed studies on economic losses from weather events and their potential connection to global warming.