LIHUE – After two years, the County of Kauai and the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program (Hawaii Sea Grant) developed a framework that aims to help Kauai’s communities to prepare more ...

Proactive planning and community partnerships are essential. NWEA emphasizes advance preparation — through risk assessment, emergency planning, drills, and strong communication — along with close ...

In past years Kaua'i has experienced devastating tropical cyclones, wildfires, flooding, high surf and wave events. In response, the County of Kaua'i has developed a framework to help Kauaʻi's ...

Climate change is causing more frequent and devastating natural disasters. The goal of this paper is two-fold. First, it examines the dynamic effects of natural disasters on the growth of output and ...

Natural disasters can upend lives in an instant, leaving homeowners to cope with emotional trauma and financial uncertainty. Mortgage lenders and housing professionals play a critical role in helping ...

With the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters due to climate change, it's a good time for businesses and governments to rethink their infrastructure strategies to ensure continuity ...

We explore the effect of (big) shocks on the allocation of (bilateral) aid using natural disasters as natural experiments. We find that aid commitment statistically significantly increases following ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are just ...