Mother Nature has been testing us for ages, long before we knew about climate change. She doesn’t care about our fancy degrees or emergency plans. Who could forget when COVID-19 made us all experts on ...
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Why California is years late on mandated disaster reports — and why it matters for the next big fire
These detailed reports after a disaster declaration are supposed to help the state learn from mistakes. Why are some delayed ...
Eliot Arts Magnet Middle School burned when the Eaton Fire swept through Altadena, Calif., in January 2025. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images As Los Angeles County students begin returning to school ...
Scientists and emergency managers are trying to learn from disasters past. The amount of damage caused by billion-dollar disasters reached an unprecedented amount in 2024, and the total cost of the ...
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Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days. Among the devastation were 11 public and private schools and 30 child care facilities. In all, the fires ...
In the wake of Japan’s debilitating earthquake and tsunami, the world watched in horror as a nation which prides itself on preparedness and stability buckled under the mighty force of nature. We have ...
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What Los Angeles-area schools can learn from other districts devastated by natural disasters
As Los Angeles County students begin returning to school after wildfires devastated the region, it’s worth examining how other U.S. educational systems disrupted by natural disasters have moved ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota (THE CONVERSATION) As Los Angeles ...
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