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The Dangerous City of Tacloban
The city of Tacloban, on the island of Leyte, is the largest city in the eastern Visayas region of the central Philippines. In a 2010 survey…
Life Safety on a Cat 5 Coastline
Many of the thousands of lives lost in Super Typhoon Haiyan could have been saved if a proper storm surge forecast had been provided, and if…
Will it Blend? (…And Now What?)
In previous posts on multi-modeling, Claire Souch and I discussed the importance of validating models and the principles of model blending.…
Windfall or a Windy Fall?
On my recent trip to Warsaw, the fall leaves were in full color – yellows and oranges lined the wide streets. Beautiful to look at but a…
What Lies Beneath?
As we approach the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, I’ve been reflecting on my own experience of the event. Living in New York at the…