During the past three years (2021-2023) the US has experienced 66 climate-related disasters (droughts, floods, freezes, storms, cyclones and wildfires) that have caused more than a billion dollars each in damage, up significantly from the historical average. Nowhere is this acceleration of climatic disasters more evident or urgent than along the US Gulf Coast where Texas, Louisiana and Florida lead the nation with more than 300 billion-dollar climate disasters since 1980. CFAR builds upon Rice’s exceptional strength in the social analysis of disaster recovery and climate resilience planning and puts local community-engaged research into dialogue with lessons learned and best practices encountered elsewhere in the world.
Relevant publications:
Sergio Chávez, Robert Bozick, Jing Li. 2024. “How Housing, Employment, and Legal Precarity Affect the Sleep of Migrant Workers: A Mixed-Methods Study.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Available online.
Pranavesh Panakkal, Elisa SM Fattoracci, Jamie E Padgett, Danielle D King, Teddi Yoo. 2023. “Sensing Flooded Roads to Support Roadway Mobility During Flooding: A Web-Based Tool and Insights from Needs Assessment Interviews.” Natural Hazards Review 24(4). Available online.