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These models enable planners and policymakers to test scenarios and design smarter, more sustainable responses before a disaster strikes.
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Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
As Hood prepares himself for the final battle, disaster strikes at home the night before he’s set to leave for Oklahoma: One of his kids intentionally floods the upstairs toilet while their father is downstairs making spaghetti.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
The crash shows how flights attendants are the first to help people in the air when disaster strikes, protesters said.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
A picture is worth a thousand words, so the team expected that 3D images representing likely flood paths could assist communities in planning relief operations when disaster strikes, thus becoming more resilient.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
As Hood prepares himself for the final battle, disaster strikes at home the night before he’s set to leave for Oklahoma: One of his kids intentionally floods the upstairs toilet while their father is downstairs making spaghetti.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
The crash shows how flights attendants are the first to help people in the air when disaster strikes, protesters said.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
A picture is worth a thousand words, so the team expected that 3D images representing likely flood paths could assist communities in planning relief operations when disaster strikes, thus becoming more resilient.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Disaster strikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20strikes. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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