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In the Eye of the Storm: Why Some People Stayed Behind
Stanford University psychologist Nicole Stephens and her colleagues decided to compare the views of outside observers with the perspectives of the New Orleans residents who actually rode out Katrina.
Hurricane Wind Tunnel Media Day Announced
The Wind Tunnel building is located on Paint Branch Drive near the intersection of Campus Drive and Paint Branch Drive. Bldg.
Taken by Storm: Hurricane Experts Available
HOW TO RESPOND DURING AND AFTER THE STORM Peter Bishop, UH associate professor of human development and consumer science, can discuss a strategic plan for evacuation and can explore the potential long-term economic and social repercussions
Moving Away Lowers Re-incarceration Risk for Parolees
Using the occurrence of Hurricane Katrina- which ravaged numerous neighborhoods throughout the Louisiana Gulf Coast- as a natural experiment, David Kirk, sociologist at The University of Texas at Austin, was able to examine how consequentia
Hurricane Tip Sheet from The Methodist Hospital in Houston
Dr. Jeff Kalina, associate director of emergency medicine with The Methodist Hospital in Houston, says it's important to have extra refills of medications in case the storm forces stores to close down for a number of days.
Patients on Dialysis Must Plan Ahead During Hurricane Season
Patients who are dependent on their dialysis equipment should plan to leave town when a storm approaches, said Dr. Jeff Kalina, associate director of emergency medicine with The Methodist Hospital in Houston.
Hurricane Experts at the Florida State University
Patrick F. Maroney, the Kathryn Magee Kip Professor and director of the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center, ( 850) 644-8217; pmaroney@ cob.fsu. edu Housed in the FSU College of Business, the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Ma