An Incredible Legacy

Russell Dynes, a legendary disaster researcher and pioneer in the field, died earlier this month. A look back at a remarkable career.

A Conversation with Kristin Ludwig and Dave Ramsey

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a strategic plan to help the agency better incorporate risk information into their products. Report coauthors Kristin Ludwig and Dave Ramsey talk about the plan and how it will help on-the-ground users do their work in a risky world.

EERI Team Takes Virtual Reconnaissance in a New Direction

Reconnaissance missions provide valuable lessons that help us learn from disasters. The Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) makes sure those missions—and anyone else that can use the information—have what they need to do their work.

Submit your 2019 Workshop Ideas

In light of the lengthy partial government shutdown, we’ve extended the deadline to submit ideas for the 2019 Natural Hazards Workshop so our federal partners—and anyone else that needs extra time—will have time to submit.

The first webinar in the series will release the results of the 2018 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) network census and demo the accompanying interactive map. Space is limited, so register soon!