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Disaster-mapping drones often neglect deadliest, costliest events and hardest-hit areas

Destroyed Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric plant after devastating debris flow of Feb 7, 2021.

Global coalition of scientists examine cause, scope of February 2021 disaster in India's Chamoli district

A flooded street in lower Bridgeland in N.E. Ģ��ý, 2013.

Ready to launch: Social Work and Disaster Network

Social work prof named 2020 Killam Research Excellence Laureate

Bachelor of Education student Raneem Elhowari explains the role robots can play in preventing forest fires at the recent Werklund School STEM showcase. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Ģ��ý

Encounters with astro trash and space spiders

Quake Illustration

National disaster risk financing plan seen as vital for Canadians

From left: Panel member Jithamala Caldera, moderator Lina Kattan, keynote speaker Yukiko Takeuchi, and panel member Lauren Harris discussed how the lessons Takeuchi presented on Japan's natural disasters can be applied to issues here in Ģ��ý.

Expert shares hard lessons learned in Japan's Kumamoto earthquakes

Maleknaz Nayebi, a PhD candidate in software engineering and lead author, Guenther Ruhe, Electrical and Computer Engineering professor, and PhD candidate Mahshid Marbouti analyzed 70,000 tweets from evacuees during the Fort McMurray fire. Photos by Riley Brandt, University of Ģ��ý

Thousands of Fort Mac fire tweets show evacuees struggled for online answers

Results from engineer Quazi Hassan's initial research have led to renewed funding from NSERC.

Engineering professor using NASA satellite data to forecast forest fires

UAVs or drones have played a large part in learning more about the damage caused by the record-setting floods of 2013. Photo courtesy Chris Hugenholtz

Drone technology reveals impact of 2013 flood