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This story originally appeared on FAMU-FSU Engineering News: Engineering researchers receive $500,000 NSF grant to study hurricane hazards and evacuation
Hurricane tracks can be erratic. Sometimes storms change directions, they wobble, or move in an unpredictable path that can pose unique challenges for evacuees.
This story originally appeared on FAMU-FSU Engineering News: Engineering team studies the likelihood of tree fall during storms to aid in optimizing emergency response time
Over the years, the cataclysmic nature of hurricanes has resulted in devastation throughout Florida.
This story originally appeared on FAMU-FSU Engineering News: NSF-funded “factory-in-a-box” concept could mitigate supply shortage challenges
In a crisis like the current COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, even something as simple as a face mask can suddenly become a hot commodity. In the wake of a disaster, supplies can run out while getting time-sensitive medicines to people in need could mean life and death for someone from an affected area.
This story originally appeared on FAMU-FSU Engineering News: Sustainable, low-cost solutions in managing landfills
Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are looking at new methods to improve environmental sustainability and the economics of landfill design and operation.
This story originally appeared on FAMU-FSU Engineering News: Engineering researchers awarded grant to study natural disaster response
When Hurricane Michael devastated rural inland communities in the Florida Panhandle in 2018, public libraries played a critical role in the natural disaster response. It also exposed the need for improved procedures and policies for public libraries responding to natural disasters.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has focused largely on the impact of public health, a FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researcher is interested in a different environmental focus: solid waste management.
This article originally appeared on FSU News
When a hurricane is dangerous enough to prompt evacuations, thousands of people find themselves fleeing at once.
This article originally appeared on FSU News
The demand for mental health services may be growing, but access to these facilities is still a challenge for many Floridians, Florida State University researchers found.
