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It’s one year on from Sandy’s landfall and devastating impact. All along the New York and New Jersey coasts, residents and workers continue to deal with the aftermath. Some face years of struggle. Perhaps it’s fitting to mark the somber … Continue reading →

“A banker lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining, but takes it back when it starts to rain.” – old joke of unknown origin. Fortunately, healthcare providers are not bankers! A resilient community has to be a healthy … Continue reading →

Prologue: With each passing day, the Puerto Rican disaster reveals its true extent. It’s no mere disaster (a word cheaply tossed about), but a dire – and deepening – humanitarian crisis. Three million islanders need help now with food, water, … Continue reading →

October 17-18 (this coming Thursday-Friday) the American Meteorological Society will host a workshop at AAAS headquarters in Washington DC, entitled  A Prescription for the 21st Century: Building Resilience to High-Impact Weather for Healthcare Facilities and Services. Live and work in … Continue reading →

And well he should. Here’s the background. The greatest generation was born into an era of rapid IT innovation that gave us the telephone and radio (and hinted at television). They then endured the Great Depression, a decade of hardscrabble economic … Continue reading →

Start with this: environmental intelligence[1] faces two big challenges in the 21st century. The first is scientific/technical. The second is social. Both are profound[2]. The scientific challenge: Do we want a safer, more prosperous, more secure future that will endure … Continue reading →

To your health! Later today the American Meteorological Society will host a Capitol Hill briefing on healthcare continuity in the face of weather hazards. Look for Dr. Shali Mohleji, senior AMS Policy Fellow, in Room 430 of the Dirksen Senate … Continue reading →

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Policy Program has just published a new study entitled A Prescription for the 21st Century: Improving Resilience to High-Impact Weather for Healthcare Facilities and Services. The full report is available at the AMS Policy Program website … Continue reading →

As promised, the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication today released the second set of their latest survey findings, in a report entitled Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ … Continue reading →