Natural Disasters

News about UB’s research and advocacy in extreme events and disaster response. (see all topics)

Telescopic walls could rise on demand to stop flood waters
11/29/16
The invention, under development by a PhD candidate, would sit underground to not block water views.
Climate change: More than heat waves and hurricanes
11/4/16
Events like Hurricane Sandy and "Snowvember" suggest that building design in New York State needs to shift to address varying weather patterns caused by climate change, UB research group says.
Geologists make their own lava to prep for explosive experiments
6/23/16
Research will study the interaction between water and lava — common in nature, but poorly understood.
Changing the message could help communicate dangers of climate change
6/8/16
As a political issue, climate change splits mostly along ideological lines in the U.S. However, a new UB study suggests that tailoring the message might influence opinions toward the scientific consensus.
How rivers of hot ash and gas move when a supervolcano erupts
3/7/16
Study suggests that pyroclastic flows traveled in dense, slow-moving currents during one ancient supereruption.
Living in the ‘90s? So are underwater wireless networks
1/25/16
Like Beanie Babies and Steve Urkel, the systems we use to transmit information through water bring to mind the 1990s.
Robot bees fly and swim, soon they’ll have laser eyes
10/21/15
The flying insects, designed for agriculture and disaster relief, will rely on technology used by driverless cars.
American volcanoes: Complacency, uncertainty contribute to risks
9/2/15
A new UB study seeks to understand two active volcanoes in the U.S. — and how communities around them can prepare for disaster.
Due to Katrina, American cities are ‘better off’ when it comes to evacuation plans, UB urban planner says
8/28/15
No city wants to be the next Hurricane Katrina and have thousands of people left behind, says UB's Daniel Hess.
Masonry structures common in Nepal prone to ‘sudden and brittle failure,’ UB expert says
5/1/15
UB professor considers trip to Nepal with research team to study performance of building structures.

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