Category Archives: Characterization of Impacts

LESSONS FROM A BUILDING COLLAPSE: WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE?

In the early morning of June 24, 2021, many of us in Southeast Florida and in the rest of the country waked-up to the news of a tragic partial building collapse in Surfside. A young boy was rescued alive from … Continue reading

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The One-Two Punch: here comes LAURA!

Toward the end of July, as it tends to happen during the summer months in the northern hemisphere, the northern Indian Ocean was boiling with numerous storms, disturbed weather cells and rather warm surface waters. This cauldron of bad weather … Continue reading

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