New data set shows the nationwide impacts of US climate disasters
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Our View: Disaster data shows need for policy shift
Leader Telegram: A new online tool shows just how fortunate Eau Claire County has been over the past couple decades. Created by Rebuild by Design and New York University, the Atlas of Disaster shows every disaster the Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared between 2011 and 2023.
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Kentucky counties rank among most plagued by federally declared disasters since 2011
WKMS: Newly published research shows Kentucky has some of the most disaster-plagued counties in America.
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California top ranked with most natural disaster
KVCR: NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge developed an Atlas of Disaster and Accountability that shows the disaster count and FEMA funds issued to each state
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Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projects
Washington Post: A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendum are ways a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to pay for projects to protect New Jersey from the next big storm. In a report released this week, Rebuild By
Hoboken’s resiliency parks fight flooding but come with a big price tag
NJ Spotlight: Hoboken’s four resiliency parks conceal massive underground tanks that can take on about 4 million gallons of rainwater. Amy Chester, the director of Rebuild by Design, the organization that drew up the parks, says early estimates show the tanks reducing local flooding by 88%, justifying the price tag of more than $230 million.
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GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO
In 2024, in an effort to address drought, wildfire, extreme weather, flooding, and landslides, Rebuild by Design partnered with Mithun and ETC, Inc. to provide technical assistance to Ahora, Inc. – a Puerto Rico based nonprofit – an the municipality of Guayama to submit an application for an EPA Community Change for Equitable Resilience Grant.
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CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO
In 2024, is Rebuild by Design partnered with One Architecture and Urbanism and eDesign Dynamics to provide technical assistance to Mujeres de Islas – a community-based organization on the island of Culebra -the easternmost island of Puerto Rico’s archipelago and one of the most vulnerable areas to hurricanes. The project looks to design interventions to
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LUQUILLO, PUERTO RICO
In 2024, Rebuild by Design partnered with Marvel Designs and LERA Consulting Structural Engineers (LERA) to provide technical assistance to the nonprofit Corazón Latino to help them submit an application for an EPA Community Change for Equitable Resilience Grant. In this role, Rebuild led the planning behind the community engagement and development of the application
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Heat Wave Torturing the U.S. Will Get Worse in Some States
The Daily Beast: The heat dome blighting huge swaths of the country isn’t going away yet, as the weekend shapes up to be another brutal scorcher. Weather forecasts project temperatures as high as 108 degrees in Las Vegas and 104 in Phoenix, while the east coast is roasting as well. Baltimore and Philadelphia were forecast to hit
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