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Diving into Flood Risk
Central Europe is still recovering from the massive flooding that followed one of the wettest months of May in recorded history for this…
Saving Lives with a Cat Model
On July 18 and 19, I was part of a two-day workshop in New York organized by UN agencies, and involving international NGOs and government aid…
Ultra-liquefaction
The February 22, 2011 earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand was notable for the severity of liquefaction in the Eastern part of the city. So…
Arguing Over the Slab
The production of slab has accelerated over the last decade. I visited coastal slab in Grand Cayman after Ivan, wandered through whole…
The Beach
I tried explaining to the boss of the car company that I wanted a driver for the afternoon to take me to the coast southeast of Bangkok,…
Two Asteroids Made Close Encounters with Earth
On Friday, February 15th two asteroids made close encounters with Earth. The 45 m diameter asteroid 2012 DA14 and its “near miss 27,000 km…