http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/13/new-york-state-prepares-for-future-natural-disasters-a-qa-with-cynthia-rosenzweig/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/13/new-york-state-prepares-for-future-natural-disasters-a-qa-with-cynthia-rosenzweig/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:48:25 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35041 Cynthia Rosenzweig of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies talks about the work of the New York State Ready Commission, set up after Hurricane Sandy to study how the state can better prepare for natural disasters.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/13/new-york-state-prepares-for-future-natural-disasters-a-qa-with-cynthia-rosenzweig/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/12/hurricane-sandys-storm-surge-affected-more-than-1-4-million-coastal-residents-in-11-states/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/12/hurricane-sandys-storm-surge-affected-more-than-1-4-million-coastal-residents-in-11-states/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:08:20 +0000 Center for International Earth Science Information Network http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32235 Based on a model used by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the map shows coastal areas likely to have been inundated by the storm surge resulting from Hurricane Sandy, in relationship to residential population.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/12/hurricane-sandys-storm-surge-affected-more-than-1-4-million-coastal-residents-in-11-states/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/14/connecting-the-dots-extreme-weather-and-climate-change/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/14/connecting-the-dots-extreme-weather-and-climate-change/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:58:25 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=26550 Professor Ben Orlove, anthropologist and co-director of the Earth Institute’s Center for Research on Environmental Decisions discusses the connection between extreme weather and global warming, and public perception of climate change.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/14/connecting-the-dots-extreme-weather-and-climate-change/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:10:18 +0000 Kevin Krajick http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20680 Floods, volcanoes, earthquakes–really, very little good news comes out of this sort of thing. Maybe the occasional feel-good story about, say, a child miraculously dug from the rubble days later, tired but unharmed and in good spirits, having survived on a cache of crackers and Coke. Actually, says John Mutter, an Earth Institute professor of sustainability studies, disasters can sometimes [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/12/ohio-and-mississippi-river-floods-in-photos/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/12/ohio-and-mississippi-river-floods-in-photos/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 13:20:50 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=14436 Heavy rains over the American South and Midwest have deluged the region, causing unprecedented flood damage. View photos of the event from around the web.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/12/ohio-and-mississippi-river-floods-in-photos/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/02/here-comes-the-flood-the-army-corps-prepares-to-blow-the-levies-to-save-cairo-illinois/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/02/here-comes-the-flood-the-army-corps-prepares-to-blow-the-levies-to-save-cairo-illinois/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 19:53:09 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=14329 The US Army corps of Engineers is preparing to blow up levees on the Ohio River near Bird’s Point Missouri in order to save the town of Cairo, Illinois.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/02/here-comes-the-flood-the-army-corps-prepares-to-blow-the-levies-to-save-cairo-illinois/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/22/%e2%80%9cyou-are-misinformed%e2%80%9d-planning-for-flood-regime-change/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/22/%e2%80%9cyou-are-misinformed%e2%80%9d-planning-for-flood-regime-change/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:30:27 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13755 Lately a lot of people are wondering just how helpful the 100-year flood benchmark really is, as places seem to be getting hit by 100-year floods all the time.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/22/%e2%80%9cyou-are-misinformed%e2%80%9d-planning-for-flood-regime-change/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:00:07 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13525 The Columbia Global Flood Project is based on the conviction that while human beings may not have direct control of where and how much rain falls, there is a great deal more that can be done to manage the risk of extreme flooding around the world.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/01/10/floods-and-coal-%e2%80%93-the-water-energy-nexus-redux/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/01/10/floods-and-coal-%e2%80%93-the-water-energy-nexus-redux/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:34:11 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=10368 Beyond the human toll, the floods in Australia have other repercussions, the most notable being the effect on the global coal market. According to Reuters, “Australia's $50 billion coal export industry has been brought to a virtual standstill”.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/01/10/floods-and-coal-%e2%80%93-the-water-energy-nexus-redux/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/10/think-globally-act-locally-climate-adaptation-in-action/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/10/think-globally-act-locally-climate-adaptation-in-action/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:16:11 +0000 Andrea Basche http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5463 Across Indonesia, several effective climate adaptation actions on local levels are underway. These actions serve as a reminder of the important change that starts with a community of dedicated individuals. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/10/think-globally-act-locally-climate-adaptation-in-action/feed/ 2