The Weekly: El Niño Is a Stress Test for America’s Infrastructure. It Can Show Us Where to Invest Next.
There is a 75% chance that El Niño strength will exceed every event on record since 1950.
Disaster events
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The Weekly: El Niño Is a Stress Test for America’s Infrastructure. It Can Show Us Where to Invest Next.
There is a 75% chance that El Niño strength will exceed every event on record since 1950.
The Second Best Time to Invest in Resilience Is Right After a Disaster Hits
For most of the country, in most years, the post-disaster window is not the second-best time to invest in resilience. It is the only time anyone does.
The Missing Piece in LA's Wildfire Recovery Is Coordination
Three lessons from the Rebuilding with Resilience Summit
AI Is Closing the Data Gaps That Have Limited Disaster Prediction for Decades
From wildfire prevention to flash flood forecasting, better data is enabling earlier, more targeted decisions about risk
The Evolution of Home Rebuilding Catalogs: Lessons from Katrina, Santa Rosa, and Lahaina
The lack of standard home rebuilding playbooks, combined with the uneven delivery of federal disaster recovery funding, has led to fragmented rebuilding efforts over the past few decades. However, disaster recovery has evolved to more systematic approaches using pre-approved home plan catalogs.
The Weekly: Takeaways from 2025’s Climate Disasters
Twenty-three billion-dollar disasters, $115 billion in damage, and not one hurricane: 2025 was a masterclass in how climate risk in the U.S. has changed.
What 2025’s Costliest Disasters Mean for U.S. Real Estate, Insurance, and Public Infrastructure
Twenty-three billion-dollar weather and climate disasters struck the United States in 2025, revealing important takeaways for decision-makers in the real estate, public infrastructure, and insurance sectors.
The Weekly: The Data Story Behind America’s Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters
Climate resilience is most visible in physical defenses and materials, but it relies on information infrastructure.
Lessons on Recovery and Resilience in a Survey of L.A. Fire Survivors
Nine months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, the Department of Angels released a large, community-level survey in October offering a detailed look at how homeowners perceive their recovery experience.
The Weekly: The Real Infrastructure Behind the Cloud
From hurricane- and flood-prone coasts to Tornado Alley spanning the central U.S., the map of American data centers increasingly resembles a target board for extreme weather.
The Weekly: New York City’s Blueprint for Flood Resilience
Last week, New York City experienced another round of flash flooding thanks to a violent downpour, highlighting a thorny question: When do you harden infrastructure against stormwater, and when do you work with it?
The Weekly: The Disaster Industrial Complex
3% of U.S. GDP is spent every year on preparing for and repairing from disasters.