Hurricanes, floods and disasters: a SmartPlanet roundup
As the (currently category 3) Hurricane Irene hurtles toward the eastern seaboard of the United States, it is perhaps timely to read up on all the ways researchers around the world detect, monitor, defend against and even destroy a tropical cyclone.
It has only been just over two years since we first relaunched SmartPlanet, but we've already amassed an impressive library of hurricane-, flood- and disaster-related articles for you to enjoy, learn from and share.
Here are the highlights:
Exclusive video:
Photo gallery:
Original interviews:
- Why Americans aren’t prepared for the next mega-disaster
- There’s an emergency; are you prepared?
- How social media impacts disaster response
- Armed with smart phones, ‘citizen scientists’ to collect disaster data
- A decade after 9/11, focus on emergency preparedness
- Most Americans still lack emergency plans, kits, know-how
Event coverage:
Research reports:
News briefs:
- Map: As Hurricane Irene approaches, a look at NYC evacuation zones
- By detecting data patterns, improving crisis prediction and disaster control
- Flood prediction tech simulates rivers 100X faster than real life
- A model of flood management in the U.S., now forgotten
- Hurricane forecasts can be made a decade in advance
- NASA hurricane study may alert us to natural disasters earlier
- A distress detector for emergency call centers
- Pondering new emergency shelter designs
- What Manhattan, Tokyo could look like after a catastrophic flood
And more from our sister sites:
- ZDNet: Riding out the hurricane with your cell phone
- CNET: Track hurricanes on your phone or online
- CBS MoneyWatch: Hurricane Irene: 5 Steps to Take Now
- BNET: Irene Will Slam the East Coast — and the Insurance Industry
- TechRepublic: Hurricane prediction technology can help IT
To stay on top of breaking hurricane updates and alerts, make sure to consult the National Weather Service's Hurricane Center and a special report compiled by our colleagues at CBS News.
Photo: NOAA
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