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Todd Bridges invited to speak to President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council
The scope and increasing scale of disasters is a serious national challenge. Leaders on the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) have been charged with advising the White House on how to reduce risk and improve the security and resilience of our nation’s infrastructure and communities. The NIAC recently invited Dr. Todd Bridges, Professor of […]
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The Washington Post: Thousands of uninsured homes were in Helene’s path
Homeowners hundreds of miles inland rarely consider insuring their house against hurricanes the way coastal homeowners often do. What happens when a major storm like Hurricane Helene hits close to home? Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) affiliate and natural resource economist Craig Landry provided expertise in a recent article by The Washington Post exploring […]
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IRIS affiliates call for better disaster preparedness in the wake of Hurricane Helene devastation
“We cannot continue business as usual,” say IRIS researchers The U.S. Southeast held its breath last week as the region prepared for Hurricane Helene, which threatened excessive rainfall and strong winds hundreds of miles north of its landfall destination on the Gulf Coast. One week later, over 215 casualties have been confirmed and entire cities […]
