Podcasts about extreme events

More than 15 years ago, Thomas Friedman wrote, “I prefer the term “global weirding,” because that is what actually happens as global temperatures rise and the climate changes. The weather gets weird. The hots are expected to get hotter, the wets wetter, the dries drier and the most violent storms more numerous.” Today's Stats+Stories episode will be a conversation about how a small shift in temperatures can lead to large changes in extreme weather events with guest Brett Falk. Dr. Falk is a research professor in computer and Information Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Crypto and Society Lab. He is the author of a recent CHANCE article "Why Will a Small Increase in Global Temperature Lead to a Large Increase in the Number of Heat Waves? Truncation and Extreme Events".

Catastrophe bonds offer issuers additional capacity for underwriting risk, while providing investors with a stream of uncorrelated returns. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Noel Hebert and Sam Geier are joined by Tarek Abou Zeid and Andre Rzym, partners and portfolio managers at Man AHL to discuss the growth and adoption of cat bonds. The discussion gets into real-world examples, from Hurricanes Andrew and Milton, to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. They also talk about primary vs. secondary markets, payout structures, cybersecurity and terrorism, target investors and much more.

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In this week's empowerPOD episode I am joined by Joe Walker (Insta: bybcoaching_).   Joe is a fitness coach based in Manchester, UK. His accomplishments are nothing short of extraordinary, having completed a variety of endurance events such as; - 100 Mile Ultra - 100k Ultra - Hyrox - Ironman (half distance) - Marathons   His accolades are next level, but his humble approach and learnings from each is what makes him even more interesting to talk to. I hope you guys love this podcast as much as I do!   Host: @emilyjadefit Podcast IG: @empowerpodpodcast

In the Emergency Management Network series hosted by Todd DeVoe, Jason Hurley and Sarah Bonk from Erie County, New York, discuss their experiences with emergency communication, particularly during crises like blizzards. They emphasize the importance of setting up a call center for crisis communications, recounting the establishment of the "snow line" during the 2022 blizzard. This hotline helped manage a range of issues from locating towed vehicles to coordinating medical treatments.Jason and Sarah highlight the necessity of public outreach and effective communication strategies, particularly for vulnerable populations. They discuss the importance of using clear, understandable language in public messaging and the role of community partnerships in maintaining service networks during emergencies.Sarah discusses the mental health aspects of managing emergency call centers, stressing the need for real-time support and post-crisis care for call takers. They also mention using tools like WebEx and Cisco for remote operations and the significance of annual training to prepare for future emergencies.The conversation concludes with Todd's light-hearted question about the Buffalo Bills' chances of winning the Super Bowl, to which Jason expresses optimistic support. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emnetwork.substack.com/subscribe

According to a new pre-print study, the rise in cancer deaths here in America spiked in the year 2021, and then again in 2022. And these spikes were in great excess to the multi-year trend.

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On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss the mortality of corporations, why momentum investing works, and when to learn from extreme events.The Riff is sponsored by Shopify: https://shopify.com/momentofzen for a $1/month trial period.---The Riff is a part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: https://turpentine.co---Check out Erik's new show Request for Startups featuring a rotating cast of founders and investors sharing their requests for startups they want to exist in the world, and also their stories of navigating the idea maze in different sectors so founders don't have to reinvent the wheel anymore. The first episode is out now - we cover better dating apps, references as a service, and WeWork for productivityWatch and Subscribe on Substack: https://requestforstartups.substack.com/p/receipt-based-dating-reference-checksApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/request-for-startups-with-erik-torenberg/id1728659822Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/739L1LR32QI2XyoZlRh5nv---We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.---Thanks to our sponsor: SHOPIFYShopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of all e-commerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries. From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/momentofzen---LINKS:Byrne's writing: https://thediff.co---X / TWITTER:@eriktorenberg (Erik)@byrnehobart (Byrne)@turpentinemedia (Turpentine)---TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Intro(00:44) Corporate mortality(10:16) The persistence of social class(16:42) Sponsor | Shopify(18:17) Learning from Extreme Events(25:43) Understanding momentum investing(36:06) What to learn from the economics of trade magazines(43:25) Brainstorming Turpentine & how to build a media business(52:15) Wrap---The Riff is a production from TurpentineProducer: Sam KaufmanEditor: Seven MorrisFor guest or sponsorship inquiries please contact Sam@turpentine.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theriffpodcast.substack.com

On this episode Matt & Max discuss their favorite Christmas activities then debate their favorite Christmas movies.Later on Matt is Joined by Ted Slather to talk about Extreme Events MN & Skijoring. Extreme Events MN is a production company that produces rodeo style events across the state of Minnesota. Skijoring is best described as skiing while being pulled behind a horse. Ted is hosting a skijoring event at Canterbury Park on Feb 24th & 25th.Check out the event here: https://extremeeventsmn.com/skijoring 

Matthew Hunter was a power trader in the Western market in 2000, when California's poorly designed and managed electricity market imploded costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. After that, he spent much of his career at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. He gives us a deep dive into hedging – futures markets, derivatives and swaps – and how these complex price-risk mechanisms don't necessarily protect consumers in the end.A leading reason that California's market failed so spectacularly was because state law prohibited the state's Big Three utilities from hedging their price risk. At the height of the resulting energy and financial crisis, California officials rebuffed FERC's recommendations to allow the utilities to hedge their spot-market risk, and instead intervened in the market to purchase long-term power at crisis-inflated costs, saddling the state's consumers with those costs for the last two decades.Fast-forward to the extreme weather-induced collapse of the Texas market in 2021, and Hunter predicts that, as in California, consumers will be again stuck with the tab. Hedging instruments are generally pegged to a price index for the commodity, and Hunter asserts that, in Texas, unreasonably high natural gas index prices translated to the price indices for electricity, contributing to the dramatic escalation in electricity prices.  Hunter objects to consumers being the backstop for financial losses incurred by speculators in the market."If you go from a nominally and totally reasonable . . . gas price to an unreasonable gas price that then transfers itself to an unreasonable power price through contract terms of index-to-index, then it seems perfectly reasonable to roll back the index gas price to roll back the index power price to something that is reasonable," Hunter asserts. "I am not saying that it shouldn't be a scarcity value (but) there's no reason for gas even under scarcity conditions to be twelve hundred dollars per MMBtu or a thousand dollars."Support the show

Britt Raubenheimer, PhDSenior Scientist, Applied Ocean Physics and EngineeringWoods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionPrincipal Investigator, Nearshore Extreme Event Reconnaissance team, NEER NEER: Improving resilience of the nearshore during extreme eventsWoods Hole scientist Britt Raubenheimer talks with host Dan Zehner about coastal resiliency. Raubenheimer is principal investigator for NSF-funded Nearshore Extreme Event Reconnaissance team, NEER. NEER deploys multi-disciplinary researchers to collect data on nearshore systems before, during and after extreme events. She discusses the 2020 NEER mission during Hurricane Laura – which made useful discoveries about the efficacy of breakwater structures in the Delta marshlands. NEER website: https://neerassociation.org/ NHERI extreme events organizations: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/converge/Twitter: @NHERI_EER  NEER: Mejora de la resistencia de las zonas costeras en caso de fenómenos extremos El científico de Woods Hole Britt Raubenheimer habla con el presentador Dan Zehner sobre la resistencia costera. Raubenheimer es el investigador principal del equipo NEER (Nearshore Extreme Event Reconnaissance), financiado por la NSF. NEER despliega investigadores multidisciplinares para recoger datos sobre los sistemas costeros antes, durante y después de los fenómenos extremos. Habla de la misión NEER 2020 durante el huracán Laura, que permitió hacer útiles descubrimientos sobre la eficacia de las estructuras de rompeolas en las marismas del Delta

Dr. Michael Lawrence, PhD Fellow and Polycrisis Project Research Lead at the Cascade Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode:Title: This Sea Creature Can Handle Itself.Show: ohmTown DailySeason: 2Episode: 224Date: 8/12/2023Time: 9 PM ET@ohmTown Vote for the articles: https://www.ohmtown.com/elections/Vote for past shows: https://www.ohmtown.com/past-elections/Visit ohmTown on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ohmtownVisit ohmTown on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ohmtownVisit ohmTown on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ohmtown/id1609446592Visit ohmTown on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ohmTown[0:00] StartArticles Discussed:A New Sea Creature with a lot of arms https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/ohmtowndaily/f/d/scientists-found-a-new-sea-creature-with-20-arms-and-named-it-after-a-strawberry/Maui Wildfires Took Legendary Art https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/pop-art-legendary-artist-loses-lifes-work-in-maui-wildfires/Frog and Toad not available in the US https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/apple-tvs-frog-and-toad-not-viewable-in-the-u-s/Thieves Ditch Hidden Airtag https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/thieves-ditch-hidden-airtag-in-vancouver-car-jacking/Chick Farmer Fossil Mystery https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/scientists-solve-australian-chicken-farmers-fossil-mystery/Royal Mail Workers Delivered to Unemployment https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/six-royal-mail-postal-workers-fired-in-row-over-tea-breaks/Cold Batteries Drain Faster https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/ohmtowndaily/f/d/yes-cold-weather-affects-ev-batteries-heres-why-they-drain-faster/Antarctic Cascades of Extreme Events https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/antarctica-risks-cascades-of-extreme-events-as-earth-warms-study-says/Jailbreaking a Tesla https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/researchers-jailbreak-a-tesla-the-fcc-fines-robocallers-and-wework-finds-itself-in-trouble-again/iPhone Throttling Settlements https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/judge-clears-way-for-500m-iphone-throttling-settlements/Can Britain Recreate a Microchip Industry https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/can-britain-recreate-a-microchip-industry-worth-its-salt/Suing the Internet Archive https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/technologytoday/f/d/sony-and-other-music-labels-sue-internet-archive-for-digitizing-old-records/Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/ohmtown

Following the smashing success of the ZA Fest Ballito kick-off concert (headlined by the world-renowned Ndlovu Youth Choir at the stunning Manor House venue), Mike Charles catches up with some of the key people behind the launch of this new arts & culture festival brand as it gets poised to seriously put Ballito on the map as a world-class live entertainment destination in 2024. Joining the conversation is Matt Bower (Owner of Extreme Events and Co-Founder of ZA Fest), Evan Roberts (ZA Fest Producer & Coordinator), and Melanie Clarkson (Marketing & Communications Manager for Collins Residential). ZA Fest on Facebook · Radio Life & Style on Facebook · The Morning Show Sponsor: Excellerate Security

Episode 1: Post event reconnaissance with StEER, the Structural Engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance network Engineer and UNC professor Stephanie Pilkington introduces the StEER network, a group of volunteer experts who perform post-event recon missions after extreme events like hurricanes and earthquakes. Learn about StEER data collecting and how you can get involved. Visit the StEER website https://www.steer.network/ Connect with StEER leaders on Twitter:Stephanie Pilkington (@PhDisaster_) UNC engineer David Rouche (@auburn_windengr) Auburn University wind engineer David Prevatt (@DavidPrevatt2) U Florida wind engineer Interested in extreme events recon and research? Follow NHERI Extreme Events on Twitter: @NHERI_EER Keywords: extreme events, engineering reconnaissance, perishable data, natural hazards Subscribe to the DesignSafe Radio audio podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designsafe-radio/id1267927535 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/designsafe-radioSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vn6sM7YP28aYgVUqjV5Vu

Hear from Prof. Clifford Rossi as we examine some of today's biggest financial risk modeling challenges. Risk modelers have recently been befuddled by rare and powerful non-financial events, including the pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, radical weather happenings, and a supply-chain crisis. What are the characteristics and impacts of these unpredictable incidents? In this podcast, University of Maryland professor and GARP CRO Outlook columnist Clifford Rossi will address these issues, and also share his views on how financial institutions can better understand these risks and link them properly to financial losses.

What is an extreme event and how do you handle them when they occur?  As schools have started the new school year, Uvalde has been on my mind. When Dr. Katherine Kuhlman offered to come on and talk about mass events, I moved to get her on the podcast. She has been speaking on national media outlets about these events and the impact on communities and law enforcement. It's possible that this one may be triggering. Today, Katie discusses the impact of these events on law enforcement families and how to move through them successfully. 

Renowned environmental scientist, Professor Emma Johnston AO, the co-chief author of the 2021 Australian State of Environment Report and the University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) is joined by her co-authors to discuss key findings of the report and what is in store for our environment and wellbeing. The extreme weather events from the past few years have shown that our future depends on healthy rivers, forests, soils and seas, which is why it is crucial to understand exactly what is at stake. The State of the Environment (SOE) report, a five-yearly independent review, commissioned by the Australian Government, is a critical piece in the puzzle. Its independent analysis from a team of scientific experts, offers a clear framework on how to address the myriad environmental issues we face and the projected future of our environment. Professor Johnston is one of Australia's most distinguished environmental scientists, an elected fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). She also co-hosts the television series, Coast Australia, exploring the country's coastline. Also joining the conversation will be SOE co-authors Dr Terri Janke, a Wuthathi/Meriam woman and an international authority on Indigenous cultural and intellectual property; the chair of the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute, leading environmental scientist, Dr Ian Cresswell; and Dr Sarah Hill, CEO of the Western Parkland City Authority. Moderated by Sydney Ideas Head of Programming, Fenella Kernebone. The 2021 SOE report is the first to include Indigenous co-authors and is the first to have a chapter explicitly  focused on Extreme Events (bushfires, floods, heatwaves, droughts, storms). This Sydney Ideas event was held on Thursday 21 July, 2022 at the Charles Perkins Centre Auditorium, University of Sydney. To view the event page please go to this link: https://bit.ly/3PVt3C6

What happens after a reconnaissance mission using NHERI RAPID tools? In this episode of DesignSafe Radio, RAPID director Joe Wartman discusses the post-processing phase, when collected perishable data gets converted into a form researchers can use. The RAPID team, with its knowledge and experience, smooths the way for research teams — from planning to obtaining practical output. https://rapid.designsafe-ci.org/#NSFfunded #naturalhazards #extremeEvents #fieldresearch #reconnaissance #lidar #RAPP #bathymetry #accelerometers #seismometers #structuralengineering #geotechnical #researchLinkedIn: @Joseph WartmanTwitter: @NHERI_RAPID, @NSF Facebook: @RAPIDNaturalHazardsRecon

Joe WartmanProfessor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Washington Principal Investigator, NHERI RAPID facilityWartman introduces his NSF-funded natural hazards reconnaissance facility, called the NHERI RAPID. He clarifies the term “RAPID” (in all caps), which is a kind of generic term (not an acronym) inherited from the National Science Foundation. The actual name of Wartman's University of Washington-based group is the “Natural Hazard and Disaster Reconnaissance Facility.” It suggests the speed at which his group responds to extreme events. LinkedIn: @Joseph WartmanTwitter: @NHERI_RAPID, @NSF Facebook: @RAPIDNaturalHazardsRecon

In the latest episode of America Adapts, Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Ladd Keith and Dr Sara Meerow to discuss their new book, Planning for Urban Heat Resilience.  Sara is an Assistant Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University and Ladd is an Assistant Professor in Planning and Chair of Sustainable Built Environments at The University of Arizona.  Ladd and Sara discuss: the complexities of urban heat; heat equity; planning tools; case studies of cities doing urban heat resilience effectively and policies for federal approaches to heat management. Topics covered: Review of new book, Planning for Urban Heat Resilience Understanding the complexities of urban heat. Developing urban heat strategies. What is ‘heat equity'? Planning tools or urban heat resilience. Case studies of cities doing urban heat planning effectively. How this book could be relevant to federal policy makers. Resources and networks for planners focusing on extreme heat. Advancing urban heat resilience. Sign up for a free two-week trial of Wondrium. Stream video lectures, documentaries & more! Make sure you use the America Adapts link when you register here: Wondrium.com/adapts Donate to America Adapts Listen to America Adapts on your favorite app here! Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/ @usaadapts https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-parsons-america-adapts/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/laddkeith/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-meerow-b46a7131/ @SaraMeerow @LaddKeith Donate to America Adapts Follow on Apple Podcasts Follow on Android Doug Parsons and Speaking Opportunities: If you are interested in having Doug speak at corporate and conference events, sharing his unique, expert perspective on adaptation in an entertaining and informative way, more information can be found here! Now on Spotify! List of Previous Guests on America Adapts Follow/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductible charitable organization! Links in episode: https://capla.arizona.edu/studio/planning-for-urban-heat-resilience https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/person/sara-meerow https://capla.arizona.edu/faculty-staff/ladd-keith Sara Meerow & Ladd Keith. 2021. “Planning for extreme heat: A national survey of U.S. planners.” Journal of the American Planning Association. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2021.1977682 Ladd Keith, Sara Meerow, Tess Wagner. 2019. “Planning for extreme heat: A review.” Journal of Extreme Events. 6 (3&4): 2050003 https://doi.org/10.1142/S2345737620500037 Ladd and Sara's article in Planning Magazine: Ladd Keith & Sara Meerow. 2021. “Beat Extreme Heat with These 8 Tactics.” Planning Magazine. https://www.planning.org/planning/2021/fall/beat-extreme-heat-with-these-8-tactics/ Ladd and Sara's op ed: Ladd Keith & Sara Meerow. 2021. “Opinion: Cities must plan for heat resilience now.” Thompson Reuters Foundation. https://news.trust.org/item/20210705161002-pz8g0/ Previous America Adapts highlighted in this episode: Everything you wanted to know about Managed Retreat (but were afraid to ask) with Dr. AR Siders In episode 100 (a true milestone!) of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons talks with Dr. AR Siders, an assistant professor at the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware. Adapting Conservation to Climate Change at WWF In episode 115 of America Adapts, a re-release of episode 80, “Adapting Conservation to Climate Change at WWF”, Doug Parson joins World Wildlife Fund's Shaun Martin to revisit this episode and to see the progress that has been made from when it was originally released on Dec. 17th, 2018. In the original episode we take a behind the scenes look at how WWF is adapting conservation to the new realities of climate change and helping governments prepare for the future in ways that ensure a place for nature. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Strategies to Address Climate Change Risk in Low- and Moderate-income Communities - Volume 14, Issue 1 https://www.frbsf.org/community-development/publications/community-development-investment-review/2019/october/strategies-to-address-climate-change-low-moderate-income-communities/ Podcasts in the Classroom – Discussion guides now available for the latest episode of America Adapts. These guides can be used by educators at all levels. Check them out here! The 10 Best Sustainability Podcasts for Environmental Business Leadershttps://us.anteagroup.com/news-events/blog/10-best-sustainability-podcasts-environmental-business-leaders The best climate change podcasts on The Climate Advisor http://theclimateadvisor.com/the-best-climate-change-podcasts/ 7 podcasts to learn more about climate change and how to fight it https://kinder.world/articles/you/7-podcasts-to-learn-more-about-climate-change-and-how-to-fight-it-19813 Directions on how to listen to America Adapts on Amazon Alexa https://youtu.be/949R8CRpUYU America Adapts also has its own app for your listening pleasure!  Just visit the App store on Apple or Google Play on Android and search “America Adapts.” Join the climate change adaptation movement by supporting America Adapts!  Please consider supporting this podcast by donating through America Adapts fiscal sponsor, the Social Good Fund. 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How are extreme events transforming sequoia forests in the western US.? And what are land managers doing about it? Dr. Christy Brigham, Chief of Resources Management and Science at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and Dr. Joanna Nelson, Director of science and conservation planning with Save the Redwoods League, visited with us to share their knowledge and experiences working to conserve these iconic trees. Image credit: Pixabay Relevant links:Sequoia and Kings Canyon - National Park ServiceSave the Redwoods LeagueGiant Sequoia Lands CoalitionIf you're enjoying this podcast, please consider rating us and/or leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, or Podchaser Thanks!Follow us on Twitter @RainShinePodNever miss an episode! Sign up to get an email alert whenever a new episode publishes (http://eepurl.com/hRuJ5H)Have a suggestion for a future episode? Please tell us!Come Rain or Shine affiliate links:DOI Southwest CASC: https://www.swcasc.arizona.edu/USDA Southwest Climate Hub: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/southwestSustainable Southwest Beef Project: https://southwestbeef.org/

War, weather, shipping and shopping and the extreme events changing the price of food.

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In this episode we talk about climate change and its correlation with extreme heat events. This is to be continued with a discussion surrounding the rainier and windier destructive counterparts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/icebreakerpodcast/message

In this episode, we talk about climate change and its correlation with extreme wind and rain events like hurricanes and tornadoes. This was a continuation of the discussion surrounding extreme heat events in Part 1. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/icebreakerpodcast/message

Don't miss our full interview with Ian Robertson on today's episode. We are discussing the NHERI Science Plan, a long-term guide to addressing gaps in natural hazards engineering research. Robertson explains this community-driven document and how it is evolving in the upcoming third edition to incorporate aspects of hazard simulation, modeling tools, and social science integration. Download a copy for a fascinating look at the work ahead in natural hazards engineering research. https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/science-plan/

Ian Robertson discusses the third edition of the Science Plan, a living document for natural hazards to consult as they design their individual research projects. Version three of the NHERI Science Plan incorporates key uses of simulation and modeling tools, social science approaches such as policy and economics, as well as the NSF-funded Extreme Events Reconnaissance teams — who do field research after an earthquake or a hurricane.Be sure to download a copy for a fascinating look at the work ahead in natural hazards engineering research. https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/science-plan/ 

We're talking extreme weather today – frequency, intensity, and what we should actually be worrying about. Let's first bust the myth that climate change is causing more storms, and then get into why we are actually seeing stronger storms. We go through hurricanes, snow storms, and other weather events warmer ocean surface temperatures can influence.Read more The post 156: What to Know About Compound Extreme Events appeared first on ECO CHIC.

We hear the term used all over the place: in music, on TV, in books– but what IS resilience? In this episode, we discuss resilience from the Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS) perspective. To understand what resilience means from this perspective, we interviewed urban resilience experts from each of these three disciplines. Dr. Nancy Grimm is a professor of ecology in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) and a co-director of the Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN). Dr. Marta Berbes is a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at ASU, but is transitioning the University of Waterloo where she'll work on their Future Cities Initiative. Dr. Dan Eisenberg is a Research Assistant Professor of Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School. Learn more about and connect with our hosts and guests by checking out these links:Hosts:Stephen Elser: Twitter, LinkedInSam Markolf: Twitter, UC-Merced website, Google ScholarGuests:Nancy Grimm: Twitter, lab webpageMarta Berbes: Twitter, Future Cities InitiativeDan Eisenberg: Personal faculty page, research group page––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, e-mail us at futurecitiespodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @FutureCitiesPod.

In our second episode with Lori Peek of the NHERI CONVERGE facility, Peek discusses the social infrastructure that enables extreme events reconnaissance (EER) teams to work together on NSF-funded natural hazards research. She explains the NHERI Leadership Corps and how this coordinating group unites researchers from different disciplines — from engineers to social scientists to data scientists. She also gives examples of how EER teams differ in their actions and membership. Lastly, Peek describes the shared commitment among EER teams, to gather and share their data publicly on the NHERI DesignSafe cyberinfrastructure — so the full gamut of multidisciplinary natural hazards data is available for the entire research community to build on.Related Links:NHERI CONVERGE FacilityUniversity of Colorado Boulder Converge Facility Lori Peek, NHERI CONVERGE Principal Investigator  

The IPCC's AR6 is a comprehensive analysis of the physical science associated with climate change. In the second in Energetics' series on AR6, we explore what the findings mean in physical terms for Australia and the potential impacts for our businesses and communities. Energetics' climate strategists Robyn Ashton and Anna Kuiper are joined by Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick who is an expert in heat waves and their effects. Featuring: Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, UNSW Canberra and chief investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and Anna Kuiper, ConsultantOur host: Aidan Ashton, Head of DecarbonisationNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

Dr. Carolyn Kousky & Dr. Billy Fleming are my guests on Episode 115 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Carolyn is Executive Director at the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also directs the Policy Incubator. Carolyn research examines multiple aspects of disaster insurance markets, disaster finance, climate risk management, and policy approaches for increasing resilience. She has published numerous articles, reports, and book chapters on the economics and policy of climate risk and disaster insurance markets, and is routinely cited in media outlets including NPR, The New York Times, and The Financial Times, among many others. She is the recipient of the 2013 Tartufari International Prize from the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. She is the vice-chair of the California Climate Insurance Working Group, a university fellow at Resources for the Future, a non-resident scholar at the Insurance Information Institute, and a member of the Roundtable on Risk and Resilience of Extreme Events at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She has a BS in Earth Systems from Stanford University and a PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University. Billy Fleming is the Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center in the Weitzman School of Design, a senior fellow with Data for Progress, and co-director of the "climate + community project." His fellowship with Data for Progress has focused on the built environment impacts of climate change, and resulted most prominently in the publication of low-carbon public housing policy briefs tied to the “Green New Deal for Public Housing Act” introduced in 2019. In his role at the McHarg Center, Billy is co-editor of the forthcoming book An Adaptation Blueprint (Island Press, 2020), co-editor and co-curator of the book and now internationally-traveling exhibit Design With Nature Now (Lincoln, 2019), and author of the forthcoming Drowning America: The Nature and Politics of Adaptation (Penn Press, expected 2021). Billy is also the lead author of the recently published and widely acclaimed “The 2100 Project: An Atlas for the Green New Deal.” He is also a co-author of the Indivisible Guide (2016). A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation: Uniting Design, Economics, and Policy (Publication Date: May 20, 2021) edited by Carolyn Kousky, Billy Fleming, and Alan M. Berger, identifies a bold new research and policy agenda for coastal adaptation and provides implementable options for coastal communities. https://islandpress.org/books/blueprint-coastal-adaptation

In today's episode of We're so Fucking S*rry, we get down and dirty with nutritional anthropology. We're talking food scarcity, environmental factors, emotional eating, and late-stage capitalism. Delicious. For this serious fuck fuckery, we're so fucking s*rry. For additional readings on the globalization of food systems and cash cropping, visit these links below, "Extreme Events in a Globalized Food System" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259033222030261X "Opening Spaces through Relocalization: Locating Potential Resistance in the Weaknesses of the Global Food System" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-9523.00221

Oxford University's Sedleian Professorship of Natural Philosophy is 400 years old in 2021. The title implies a wide range of study. Current holder Jon Keating does just that in this Public Lecture via the Olympics, machine learning & the Riemann zeta-function, the mathematical object that encodes the mysterious distribution of the prime numbers.

Oxford University's Sedleian Professorship of Natural Philosophy is 400 years old in 2021. The title implies a wide range of study. Current holder Jon Keating does just that in this Public Lecture via the Olympics, machine learning & the Riemann zeta-function, the mathematical object that encodes the mysterious distribution of the prime numbers.

On today's episode of DesignSafe Radio, we speak with Erik Salna, associate director of the International Hurricane Research Center at the Florida International University. Salna explains the FIU Extreme Events Institute and the International Hurricane Research Center, and how they are utilized in research with the NHERI Wall of Wind. The Wall of Wind can replicate hurricane winds as high as 157 mph and can spray water to imitate hurricane rainfall.  Which means wind researchers can perform tests on structures with Category 5 hurricane wind speeds. **Check out the full episode with Erik Salnawhen it is released on April 6, 2021. **  Articles on Erik Salna & his research: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2020/february/salna-inducted-meteorologist-hall-fame/https://mods.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BIO_SALNA_12-17-20.pdfNHERI Wall of Wind at Florida International University: https://fiu.designsafe-ci.org/Inside Look at the Wall of Wind: https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2019/december/fiu-wall-wind-featured-news/See the WOW in action: https://newsarchives.fiu.edu/2016/07/imax-films-hurricane-force-winds-at-wall-of-windWall of Wind Informational Booklet PDF: https://fiu.designsafe-ci.org/media/cms_page_media/359/NHERI%20WOW%20EF%20Informational%20Booklet.pdf Social Media Accounts for FIU Extreme Events Institute:Twitter handle- @FIUExtremeEvent Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/FIUExtremeEventsInstitute/ FIU Extreme Events Institute Website & Equation Link :https://eei.fiu.edu/https://eei.fiu.edu/equation/the-equation/ FIU International Hurricane Research Center:http://www.ihrc.fiu.edu/

Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up from the Colorado Sun. It’s Friday February 19th, and we’re lucky to start the day with you. Today - Over the past week winter storms around the U.S. have led to failures in the Texas power grid. But how is the system in Colorado different? and could this happen here? But before we begin, let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”: Today, we’re going back to February 19th, 2015 when President Barack Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to authorize Browns Canyon National Monument. As a result, generations of screaming, laughing visitors who ride the rapids will enjoy a landscape that meets the needs of locals and preserves the natural beauty. Now our feature story. Intense winter storms have rolled across the country this past week, and failures in the Texas power grid have made things even worse. Could something like that happen in Colorado? Reporters Michael Booth and Lucy Haggard talk about Colorado’s energy capacity for extreme events. To read more about Colorado’s power system, go to coloradosun.com. Finally, here are a few stories that you should know about today: Nearly three hundred thousand Coloradans will get access on Saturday to the latest round of federal unemployment benefits. The state’s so-called Phase 2 of rollout will go to those who had exhausted their benefits before the CARES Act funding ended on December 26. Unless Congress passes a relief bill this week, unemployed workers will likely experience another gap before they can get extended benefits again. https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/18/colorado-reopen-unemployment-federal-benefits/  Communities that experience high levels of air pollution may also see higher rates of coronavirus infection, hospitalizations and deaths. A study released Thursday by Colorado’s health department found that the relationship between air pollution and COVID-19 is still unclear. But the study concluded the pandemic has had an outsized impact on Latinx and Black communities especially, as well as communities with large numbers of workers whose jobs do not allow them to work at home. https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/18/colorado-coronavirus-air-pollution/  Two snowboarders facing criminal charges for causing an avalanche will still have their GoPro video used as evidence in court. A Summit County judge ruled against the pair’s request to throw out the video, which they said they gave to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to analyze following the slide last March. The men are charged with reckless endangerment and face a fine of 168-thousand-dollars to replace avalanche mitigation equipment damaged when they triggered a slide above the Eisenhower Tunnel. For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this week's episode we discuss the solar cycle theory. Could peaks in solar radiation really be causing social turmoil?  Want some more Just Interesting?? - The Roger Stone Case - Blatant Presidential Corruption? https://www.patreon.com/posts/roger-stone-case-39355984 Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/JInterestingYT

In this episode of ‘RLI Talks', Jayne is joined by not one but three guests from Extreme International: Founder & CEO, Al Gosling; Ben Barker, Managing Director Extreme Destinations and James Cooke-Priest Managing Director, Extreme Events to chat about creating sustainable sports, leisure and entertainment destinations and the future of the industry in a post Covid world.

In today's shifter episode, Jam is bringing you quotes from one of the oldest Chinese books that she resonated with. Where can you find us? IG: @digdeeperpodcast Jam's IG: @jamnesreenblog Erice's IG: @eriicee Jam's website: jamnesreen.com For business inquiries or other concerns, email: digdeeperpod@gmail.com

Key Highlights Al talks about how he got into the business of Extreme Sports thru his passion for that type of Sports in his youth How he felt Dyslexia has helped him to be mentally tough and ready for a role as an Entrepreneur How the business was scaled and the first big break thru launching the Extreme Sports Channel with UPC as investor (raising US$ 35 million) Al talks us thru the different facets of the business now, selling the channel to Liberty Media and focusing on building the “Extreme” brand New digital media space, short form content, new revenue streams (10 year journey) Extreme Events and Marcus' story about “Danny Way - Great Wall of China Jump” (2005) Al goes into details on the new projects in Saudi Arabia and his role developing Extreme Sports in the Kingdom (Tourism Vision for the country) Key Learning from his 25 years, all about People, having the right team and how to manage them His thoughts on institutional investors, dealing with them, legal challenges at times (when to fight and when to talk) What Private Equity investors can bring to an entrepreneurial company “Extreme sports” 25 years ago, where it is now and future (experiential) His view on Esports (and his dogs view on it) and parallels to Extreme sports   About Alistair Gosling is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with over 25 years of experience spanning media, marketing, events and large scale sport and leisure destination development. Always armed with a ‘Can Do' attitude, Alistair is the driving force behind The Extreme Sports Company and holds overall responsibility for the strategic direction, critical decisions and management of the business. Initially focused on the fast-paced media sector, Alistair built a world-leading TV distribution company, then in 1998, aged 27, he saw a gap in the market and had the vision for the EXTREME brand franchise and The Extreme Sports TV Channel. He partnered with UPC and Liberty Media, raised $35m and went on to launch the brand in over 60 counties around the world. Today backed by Kleinwort Hambros and Soc Gen banks Alistair is working alongside brilliant teams building EXTREME across media and marketing, events and arenas, destinations and resorts, and is operating between London, Riyadh and Dubai. He is honoured and privileged to be on the International advisory board of Qiddiya, ة القدية للاستثمار the 334-square-km sports, entertainment and cultural destination being developed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is a supporter of Medshr.net the award-winning medical network that is helping save lives through peer to peer learning between doctors. Alistair is a passionate sailor, skier, pilot, dive master and significant supporter of several global marine conservation projects.

My guest today is Richard Donovan, who will discuss the background of extreme events he organises such as the North Pole Marathon, Antarctic Ice Marathon and World Marathon Challenge. However, given his diversity, Richard is worthy of an entirely separate podcast to share some of his thoughts on the philosophy of ultrarunning, the direction of the sport and his previous roles as a Director of the International Association of Ultrarunners and Head of UltraRunning Ireland. He has organised the IAU Trail World Championships at ultrarunning, obtaining the first global TV audience in the process, and was also a Race Director of the first Commonwealth Championships at both 100km and trail ultra running. He additionally helped to launch the first Wings for Life World Run and was Race Director of the inaugural Irish event. As if that’s not enough, Richard has run across three continents and won several events such as the Himalayan 100 mile Stage Race and Inca Trail Marathon. Richard has shown himself to be a strong advocate for access to sport for people with disability and a big supporter of Irish athletes attempting to qualify for the Olympics, among others. His brother Paul was a two-time Olympian, multiple NCAA track champion and indoor world medalist at 3000m. https://worldmarathonchallenge.com https://www.npmarathon.com https://www.icemarathon.com https://www.volcanomarathon.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnoregan777/message

A spontaneous podcast! Having woke up to more smoke from the catastrophic fires in Australia, I felt it was time to talk truth about this journey of profound healing we're all in on Planet Earth.  The Earth feels like she is erupting. Devastating fires are wiping out pristine rainforest in Australia, killing hundreds of thousands of animals, bringing our koalas to extinction, destroying peoples homes, losing lives and clouding us in thick smoke that is hard to breathe.  We're not alone. More countries around the world will experience this extreme weather events due to climate change. The science is irrefutable. It will get worse.  How do we, as soul women with big dreams, move through these times? How do we alchemise the grief, anxiety and rage we feel into hope - without turning away or numbing it out? How do we tune into what's really happening? In this podcast, we explore the truth of these times, the big emotions, the pain and the possibility. We'll chat about the Earth's four Soul Centres within her crust and how we're can't abandon her - we have to sync up with her rhythm most of all. 

After we recorded this episode, it wasn't easy to return back to a normal day for anyone involved. It's safe to say this episode packs a lot of weight.Several years ago, Ross Taylor, founder of Hidden, went on the “ultimate ski trip” where him and his friends saved for years to go on a heliskiing trip. However, on day one things took a turn for the worst as an avalanche hit and not all of his friends survived.It hasn't been an easy ride since for Ross in processing and working through that time, which he explores in the conversation.Please be aware that this conversation can bring up a lot for people and if you need support, please check out our directory for further information on getting support.https://sanctus.io/the-sanctus-directory-of-mental-health-services-professionals-eda7d4316a58

Our host, Stephen Outten interviews Stefan Sobolowski researcher at Norce Climate and the Bjerknes Centre about how downscaled climate models can help us predict future extreme events. Host: Stephen Outten, researcher at Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center and the research group for Climate Dynamics and Prediction. Present in the studio and responsible for recording and editing, Ingjald Pilskog, associated professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

This month, we sit down with two PhD candidates from Arizona State University, Jason Sauer and Yuliya Dzyuban, to talk about their recent trip to Hermosillo, Mexico. We learn the difference between "enchilada" and "enchilado", how temperatures differ in new and old buses, and the unique ways in which people from Hermosillo react to flooding in their city. Despite lacking some of the resources that residents of other cities might have, locals in Hermosillo illustrate a strong capacity to react to and cope with extreme events. Yuliya and Jason wrap up the episode with haikus about their research! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, e-mail us at futurecitiespodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @FutureCitiesPod. Learn more about the Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN) at www.sustainability.asu.edu/urbanresilience.

In this test broadcast, we will introduce the concepts of catastrophe modelling.

¿Que son los eventos climáticos extremos?, el Dr. Agustín Robles, líder académico de la ciudad de Hermosillo en la Red de Resiliencia Urbana a Eventos Extremos (UREx) nos explica que son estos y por que es importante estudiarlos. También en este episodio la Dra. Olga Barbosa nos explica que tipo de acciones y proyectos se llevan acabo en la red y como es que esta contribuye a mejorar nuestras ciudades. Pon mucha atención tal vez tu recuerdes tu experiencia durante un evento extremo como lo hace una profesionista de Ciudad Obregón Sonora. … Si tiene preguntas o sugerencias para episodios futuros, envíenos un correo electrónico a futurecitiespodcast@gmail.com o encuéntrenos en Twitter @FutureCitiesPod.

We hear the term used all over the place: in music, on TV, in books– but what IS resilience? In this episode, we discuss resilience from the Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS) perspective. To understand what resilience means from this perspective, we interviewed urban resilience experts from each of these three disciplines. Dr. Nancy Grimm is a professor of ecology in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) and a co-director of the Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN). Dr. Marta Berbes is a postdoctoral fellow in the UREx SRN. Dr. Dan Eisenberg received his PhD in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at ASU and he studies resilience and network science. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, e-mail us at futurecitiespodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @FutureCitiesPod.

The 2017 hurricane season was a record-setting year for hurricanes. Hurricane Harvey dumped more rain on Houston than ever recorded in any US city. Hurricane Irma was the longest-lasting powerful hurricane or typhoon ever recorded worldwide. Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record for Puerto Rico and was the second in a line of powerful hurricanes to hit the island in a span of just 2 weeks. Hurricane Ophelia was the strongest eastern Atlantic hurricane on record. Are hurricanes getting stronger and more frequent? Could this be attributed to climate change? Was the 2017 hurricane season evidence for a new normal of hurricane strength and frequency? What exactly do we mean by an extreme event? How should we rebuild our coastal cities to be resilient to more intense hurricanes? Listen in as UREx SRN graduate fellow Robert Hobbins interviews several researchers in the UREx SRN about their thoughts regarding each of these critical questions.

En este episodio presentamos una de las actividades más importantes de la red de resiliencia urbana a eventos extremos (UREx). Expertos dentro de la red nos platican el concepto e importancia del taller de escenarios y también sus experiencias con las diferentes ciudades que han llevado acabo la actividad. La Dra. Tischa Muñoz nos comparte su experiencia en la ciudad de San Juan Puerto Rico, y relata la utilidad de estos talleres para los centros urbanos y las diferentes entidades de la municipalidad. También presentamos algunas experiencias en el taller de escenarios llevado a cabo en Hermosillo sonora y algunas visiones de los participantes. In this episode we talk about one of the most important activities in the Urban Resilience to Extreme Events Sustainability Research Network (UREx-SRN). Experts from the network talk about the concept and importance of scenario workshops and their experiences at these workshops across the network cities. Dr. Tischa Muñoz-Erickson shares her experience in the San Juan, Puerto Rico workshop and describes the utility of the workshop for the urban municipality and other actors involved. We also present some comments from participants of the Hermosillo scenario workshop and their perspectives for building a more resilient city

Slaying Demons is a show from Jocelyn Moffett of AmoveTV, Jules of Tauren Think Tank, and Nevermore. The three share their own personal struggles each week while offering advice and resources to each other and the community. Nevermore is off sick this week, so it's up to Joce and Jules to tackle what is going on in the US after the events in Charlottesville and the North Korean missile testing. After processing their own thoughts and feelings, they offer advice on how to deal with extreme current events like these.

In this week’s episode, we explore how the public and governments respond to extreme events. We’re bringing you two exclusive interviews with two of our own experts from the Department of War Studies. Dr Julia Pearce is a social psychologist in the Department of War Studies and an expert on risk communication. Her research interests include risk perception, risk and crisis communication, public health behaviour, social identity, social representations and moral panic. Dr David Parker is a postdoctoral research associate in the department and he works also in the delivery of the Prevent strategy in a few London boroughs. His research, as part of the EU funded PRIME project, is focused on communication measures to prevent, interdict and mitigate lone actor extremist events in Europe. Upcoming events: THE POLITICS OF FORCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE UN'S STRATEGIES FOR NEUTRALIZING ARMED GROUPS Adam Day, Senior Researcher at the UN University, will examine the current security dynamics in eastern DRC, looking in particular at the armed groups which are the priority targets for MONUSCO’s neutralisation mandate. Location: War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) When: 28/06/2017 (17:00-18:30) Contact: Mats Berdal mats.berdal@kcl.ac.uk Registration URL: bit.ly/2srsSHZ JAPAN'S SECURITY POLICY IN AFRICA: THE DAWN OF A STRATEGIC APPROACH? What kind of role is Japan playing in security in Africa? How is this role in Japan strategic core interests? Celine Pajon seeks to explain Japan's involvement. Location: SW1.13 Somerset House East Wing Category: Conference/Seminar When: 30/06/2017 (16:00-17:00) RSVP to: eline.storeide@kcl.ac.uk Registration URL: bit.ly/2tajTbA For more information, visit kcl.ac.uk/warstudies. This podcast was produced by Ivan Seifert.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (NUY) Extreme Events and How to Live with Them Darwin College Lecture Series 2017 – Extremes

32Gi — Mark Wolff has dabbled in a little bit of trail running in the past few weeks. You can hardly call it little though, one race was a 200km team relay. It’s a really interesting concept, and made plaining for and handling nutrition quite tricky. Hear more about it on this episode of 32Gi Sports Nutrition. Also how you would go about fuelling and hydrating for an extreme event. Read more

Ana Barros, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University and a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer, discusses how engineering can prepare us for extreme weather events, but also how changing climate and population conditions can affect the ability of infrastructure to hold up over time. She suggests that more investment needs to be in place for ensuring infrastructure is maintained, as well as adapting to and mitigating our role in climate change.

Ana Barros, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University and a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer, discusses how engineering can prepare us for extreme weather events, but also how changing climate and population conditions can affect the ability of infrastructure to hold up over time. She suggests that more investment needs to be in place for ensuring infrastructure is maintained, as well as adapting to and mitigating our role in climate change.

"Concrete Brother" by Robedoor from Primal Sphere; "Seagulls" by Tape from Casino; "BasedWorld" by Ryan Hemsworth from the bittorrent released Hemsworth Country; "Monsoon: It's That Time of Year" by Glistening from Sight ; "Warble" by Bing and Ruth from Tomorrow Was the Golden Age; "Dos Gardenias" by FaltyDL from In the Wild; "Black Hills" by the Budos Band from Burnt Offering; "Parataxic Distortion" by Cut Hands from Festival of the Dead; "Cave Tech" by Panabrite from Wasteland Cycle; "Acceptance Speech" by Torn Hawk from Let's Cry and Do Pushups; "Friedrich Spee" by The A. M. Experiment from Music for Astral Traveling; "Stream Terminal" by Le Revelateur from Extreme Events.

"Concrete Brother" by Robedoor from Primal Sphere; "Seagulls" by Tape from Casino; "BasedWorld" by Ryan Hemsworth from the bittorrent released Hemsworth Country; "Monsoon: It's That Time of Year" by Glistening from Sight ; "Warble" by Bing and Ruth from Tomorrow Was the Golden Age; "Dos Gardenias" by FaltyDL from In the Wild; "Black Hills" by the Budos Band from Burnt Offering; "Parataxic Distortion" by Cut Hands from Festival of the Dead; "Cave Tech" by Panabrite from Wasteland Cycle; "Acceptance Speech" by Torn Hawk from Let's Cry and Do Pushups; "Friedrich Spee" by The A. M. Experiment from Music for Astral Traveling; "Stream Terminal" by Le Revelateur from Extreme Events.

Tornados, floods, bombings, transportation accidents, and mass casualty scenarios, whether natural or human-caused, are examples of extreme events that confront us. Tara Hughes is a mass casualty subject matter expert and one of two New York State disaster mental health advisors. In this episode, Ms. Hughes identifies the domains of disaster survival response and describes the process of employing psychological first aid in the disaster scenario.

Bodai, T (University of Hamburg) Wednesday 18 December 2013, 10:00-11:00

Lovejoy, S (McGill University) Thursday 31 October 2013, 15:50-16:25

Ghil, M (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris & UCLA) Thursday 31 October 2013, 09:00-09:35

Prof Virginia Murray (Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection, HPA) Monday 17 December 2012, 14:30-15:00

Extreme fluctuations or events are often associated with power law statistics. In his speech, Prof. Dr. Didier Sornette (ETH Zürich), documents that in several systems is life beyond power law tails: Power laws can be supersedes by "kings" monster events. These events reveal hidden mechanisms that are only transiently active and that amplify the normal power law fluctuations.