Natural disasters-including hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods-caused more than 220,000 deaths worldwide in the first half of 2010 and wrea

Community resilience, or the sustained ability of a community to withstand and recover from adversity has become a key policy issue at federal, state, and local

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters i

The frequency and severity of disasters over the last few decades have presented unprecedented challenges for communities across the United States. In 2005, Hur

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