The House of Representatives is too small https://flip.it/j5FKbM
What experts say about proposed FEMA changes : NPR
New database enables comparative archaeological and historical urbanism
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-database-enables-archaeological-historical-urbanism.html
“…”URBank is a long-term sustainable project and database that represents a fundamentally different approach to combining and studying data relating to the urban past.”
Combining the latest advances in archaeological urban theory, URBank has a data model which aims to encapsulate cities as not just points on a map, but as the products of dynamic processes and networks.”‘
Resilience bonds could serve as an insurance solution to address climate change risks
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-resilience-bonds-solution-climate.html
By calculating how much risk will be reduced through resilience improvements, insurance companies provide the necessary data for local governments to issue the bonds. These investments simultaneously enhance the insurer’s financial sustainability and enable the expansion of coverage to vulnerable populations and marginalized communities, who often suffer the most from slower recovery times and lack the capital for these resilience improvements.
Preserved hair reveals just how bad lead exposure was in the 20th century | Live Science
A new study reveals the dramatic decrease in lead exposure in the U.S. following the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency 55 years ago.
Detailed map reveals groundwater levels across the U.S.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-reveals-groundwater.html
provides a foundation for further research as well as local and regional decision-making around irrigation, conservation and water infrastructure.
Infrastructure design is the hidden architecture of disaster risk
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-infrastructure-hidden-architecture-disaster.html
“‘…the built environment acts as the hidden architecture of disaster risk. Roads, housing, drainage systems, power grids, and health care facilities quietly determine how hazards are experienced long before an emergency declaration is issued. “‘
When climate risk hits home, people listen: Local details can enhance disaster preparedness messaging
Scientists just released a map of all 2.75 billion buildings on Earth, in 3D
How Smart Tech Can Transform The Disaster Recovery Process In Jamaica
“‘…a return to “normal” is no longer a viable strategy, normal is precisely what failed.”‘
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