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Will Rogers visit to UGA
Recently, we were delighted to invite Will Rogers, the Senior Climate Advisor to the Secretary of the Army to the University of Georgia Campus in Athens, GA. During his visit to campus, Rogers met with IRIS researchers and other senior members at the University, and gave a talk titled “Strengthening the Resilience of the Force.” […]
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New Project Highlight: Improving Federal Regulations to Promote Levee Setbacks
Late last year, the Corps published a proposal to revise its regulations governing implementation of PL 84-99. We saw this as a prime opportunity to push for policy changes that will enhance the Corps’ analysis and implementation of levee setbacks. Our comments are detailed but boil down to one simple concept: Levee setbacks are an […]
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New Publication: Disasters collide at the intersection of extreme weather and infectious diseases
In a new publication, IRIS researchers Brian Bledsoe, Marshall Shepherd, and Meredith Welch-Devine examined the additive impacts of extreme weather events, like hurricanes, and infectious disease. Check out the abstract below: It is well understood that natural disasters interact to affect the resilience and prosperity of communities and disproportionately affect low income families and communities […]
