Articles Tagged with ''natural disaster''

As the 2022 hurricane season begins, cities such as Lake Charles, La., are still recovering from and repairing major damage caused by unprecedented back-to-back storms in 2020 and 2021.

Opponents of $100M Weymouth facility on Boston’s South Shore are making last-ditch push to FERC as agency takes new look at project impacts.

STORM Act becomes law, authorizing FEMA to grant money to states for resilience revolving loan funds but $200-million appropriation to fund it doesn't start until 2022.

Extremely dry and gusty conditions on Labor Day sparked 80 new fires in Oregon and Washington. 

Tom Sawyer, ENR deputy editor, retires this week—leaving a lasting legacy for our enterprise. 

Federal officials call for changes to national pipeline regulations a little more than a year after the September 2018 natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston and just days before another leak hit the area.

New Orleans is facing the biggest test of its post-Katrina hurricane protection system as the region is bracing for up to 20 inches of rain from Barry.

The World Bank report says making infrastructure strong, more able to respond to natural disasters and regular stressors saves $4 to every $1 spent.

Engineers and architects have the responsibility to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Until building codes adapt, building professionals must seriously consider integrating passive design into their projects to ensure occupant safety during extreme weather events.