Disaster Discussions Podcast

Disasters like hurricanes, hailstorms, tornadoes, and wildfires can be devastating and frightening. They displace families, drive financial loss, and destroy communities. Join us as we sit down with science, insurance, and building industry professionals who will help us explore the intersection of these hazards with the built environment and steps being taken to prevent future devastation.

Unacceptable Loss – Demanding More from Building Performance

Unacceptable Loss – Demanding More from Building Performance

In this episode of Disaster Discussions our guest host Dr. Ian Giammanco sits down with Dr. David Roueche from Auburn University to discuss where we are in our effort to reduce the damage caused by extreme winds. The two discuss the success story of the modern building codes used along the hurricane-prone coast but also the lack of progress in areas which primarily deal with the impacts of severe convective storms, including tornadoes. During this Disaster Discussions we also delve into what damage modes in tornadoes are the greatest threat to life safety, how different building attributes can act as damage amplifiers leading to even more damage, and the vulnerability of manufactured and mobile homes to tornadoes.

Research and Operations- On a Tornado Damage Survey Together

1-Year Anniversary Podcast Top 5

Water, Water, Everywhere: Pioneering Observations of Wind-Driven Rain

Wildfire Risk Rising - There’s More To Be Done

On the Radar: Lessons from Lahaina Wildfire

The Fifth Season: How Hurricane Forecasting Informs Industries

Dollars & Disasters: The Value of Resilience

On the Radar: Extreme Weather of 2023

Committed to Resilience: Alabama and the FORTIFIED Program

Reducing the Risk: Strategies and Solutions for Wildfire Mitigation

Home Resilience and Real Estate: What's It Worth to You?

Video: Are We Setting Ourselves Up for Disaster?

Video: Don't Let Winter Put You on Ice - Prepare Your Homes and Businesses

Video: It Only Takes One: Recapping Hurricane Ian & the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Video: Severe Local Storms Series - "Are You Talking to Me?"

Video: Severe Local Storms Series - Setting the Standard for Wind"

Video: Ep.2 - Back to the Future of Hail

Video: Severe Local Storms Series - "I Spy with My Little Radar...Hail!"

Video: Severe Local Storms Series - "EF Scale, It's Time for an Upgrade"

Video: Ep.1 - IBHS & NOAA - Partnering Pathways to Resilience