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August 26, 2020
Stella Wilson and Bryon Griffith
We can still picture oil flowing, unchecked, from the Deepwater Horizon well into the Gulf of Mexico. As days turned into months, the fact that the flow hadn't been stemmed became more and more unbelievable. When the well was finally capped after three months, every Gulf Coast community experienced…
August 26, 2020
Shannon Brewer
Effective community resilience is a direct result of collaboration. The effectiveness of our floodplain management projects is determined by the total awareness, buy-in, and participation of not only the individual agency we work for, but as many lateral and sub-agencies as possible. Identifying…
August 26, 2020
Mat Mampara
The transition months between fall and winter contain sudden weather changes that can shut down airports entirely. Add climate change to the equation, along with two of the year's most popular traveling holidays, and it's become more difficult than ever for airports to anticipate and adapt to the…
August 26, 2020
Maggie Mathis and Samara Ebinger
The Community Rating System rewards communities for proper risk management, but is it right for every community?
August 26, 2020
Scott Choquette
If science backs up the existence, and growing severity, of climate change, why do so many states have limited or no plans to mitigate its hazards?
August 26, 2020
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, many healthcare operators were clearly unprepared for such an emergency—demonstrating a lack of emergency planning, procedures, and training. In particular, it became evident that nursing homes were especially vulnerable, pointing to the need for…
August 26, 2020
Marlene Shade
Sea level rise, coastal flooding, extreme winds, heat island effects, wildfires, droughts, power outages…the threats of global climate change are clearly beginning to have an impact on how and where we design buildings today. Just as green, energy-efficient design has become inherent to…
August 26, 2020
Mike Thompson
I recently had the opportunity to visit Haiti as part of our role on the United Nations’ Rapid Deployment Prison project. The project is an initiative of the UN’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations, working with the International Corrections and Prison Association. Here at Dewberry, Ron…
August 26, 2020
Ron Budzinski
One of the critical needs following a major natural disaster is the re-establishment of the “rule of law.” In order to accomplish this, there must be a solution to replace damaged courts, police facilities, and correctional centers. In the weeks, months, and years following Hurricane Katrina, for…
August 26, 2020
In order to be accredited, a levee or a levee system must meet minimum standards listed in the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) Code of Federal Regulations(CFR) at Title 44, Chapter 1, Section 65.10 (44 CFR Section 65.10), including design, operation plans, maintenance plans, and…
August 26, 2020
Sam Crampton
As our nation's dams continue to age, the importance of maintaining and preparing them for potential catastrophic failures has never been greater. A sudden failure of a dam can result in very rapid and severe flooding with the potential for damage to homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure…
August 26, 2020
I'm writing this blog at 40,000 feet above Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado as an answer to a question posed by a colleague last week: "Just what does a meteorologist do for Dewberry?"
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