Massive structural damage in the wake of disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, landslides, and wildfires can make recovering survivors extremely difficult. Now, a team of engineers has developed a ...

Global experts are calling for strengthened international cooperation to better mitigate the more intense and frequent ...

Using a simulated disaster scenario of a chemical accident on a highway near their school, Livonia High School students soon discovered how important geographic information systems and imaging science ...

On October 12, 2019, a brand new Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans collapsed in one of the city’s most shocking engineering disasters. With a loud rumble, the structure gave way, ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has received praise and scorn for its responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Regardless of FEMA's performance, many might be surprised to learn that ...