When disaster strikes — a hurricane, an earthquake, a wildfire, a major storm surge — we see the impact: homes lost, critical infrastructure damaged, lives disrupted. What we often don’t see is the ...

Building damage assessment using remote sensing techniques has become a pivotal tool in disaster management and urban planning. By harnessing high-resolution satellite imagery, unmanned aerial vehicle ...

A flooded parking lot in Queens, New York City, after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. MetroLab Network has partnered with Government Technology to bring its readers a segment called the MetroLab Innovation ...

Keywords: Damage assessments. Multi-hazard disaster response. Remote sensing. Disaster resilient communities. Reconnaissance techniques. Post-disaster deployment. Tiered-frameworks. Emergency response ...

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Tracy Kijewski-Correa, professor of engineering and global affairs and the William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the ...

Traditional methods of assessing damage after a disaster can take weeks or even months, delaying emergency response, insurance claims and long-term rebuilding efforts. New research might change that.

Cody Fontenot and Wardelie Kenol, FEMA Corps members, provide information to a resident of Marrero, La., during Hurricane Ida recovery on Oct. 21, 2021. (Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA) Today, Reps. Bennie ...

In Pakistan, the Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project (SFERP) has improved flood protection for 2.3 million people (almost half of whom are women) after the devastating 2022 floods; repaired ...

In Romania, more than 75% of the population lives in areas susceptible to earthquakes, with Bucharest being the most earthquake-prone capital in the European Union. Over the last 100 years, 13 ...