by Maureen Purcell | Mar 15, 2024 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
After years of erosion and a year of intense storms, the passenger and freight rail line through San Clemente, CA, needs both short and long term solutions to keep it operating. Rip-rap, while a common reactive option, may not lead to desired outcomes in the long run...
by Maureen Purcell | Feb 26, 2024 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
In the aftermath of early winter storms here in California, the Blum Center’s own flood expert, Dr. Brett Sanders, talks about the disproportionate impact borne by disadvantaged communities in California during flood events. Read the full BBC article...
by Maureen Purcell | Feb 26, 2024 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Early February brought wet weather and flood warnings to California. In part, the deluge is influenced by the El Nino, but there are unique challenges when that influence is compounded by a warming climate. In a recent New York Times article, Blum Center flood and...
by Maureen Purcell | Feb 26, 2024 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Recently, several news outlets picked up Blum Center erosion expert Dr. Brett Sanders’ and co-authors’ new publication on predicting the movement and flow of sand among southern California beaches. Coverage references the erosion of the southern...
by Maureen Purcell | Feb 2, 2024 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
In the aftermath of recent storms in southern California, San Diego, among other localities, experienced major flooding. Just as the region is set to face another major storm in the coming days, Dr. Brett Sanders, Blum Center flood expert has been sharing his...
by Maureen Purcell | Jan 8, 2024 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, Flood, Planetary Health, Research
Together with our collaborators at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, we’ve just published a new research article in the Journal of Climate Change and Human Health.”Complex adaptive systems-based framework for modeling the health impacts of...