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Hurricanes

RAND examines the impacts of hurricanes on communities, infrastructure, and public health, as well as strategies for preparedness, response, and recovery. Studies provide evidence-based recommendations to improve resilience, emergency management, and policy interventions that mitigate the risks and consequences of hurricanes.

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Dec 17, 2025

Accelerating Puerto Rico's Disaster Recovery: A Synthesis of Findings and Recommendations

At the current pace, Puerto Rico's recovery from the 2017 hurricanes will not finish until 2051. The authors provide a clear assessment of the challenges and recommendations for policies and actions to accelerate the recovery.
Research

Aug 13, 2025

Measuring Trauma: A Preliminary Analysis of the Hurricane-Related Traumatic Experiences Questionnaire

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the adapted Spanish version of the Hurricane-Related Traumatic Experiences (HURTE) scale among Puerto Rican adults who relocated to the U.S. mainland after Hurricane Maria.
Research

May 23, 2025

The Impact of Tropical Cyclone Exposure on Infant Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

We examined the impact of tropical cyclone exposure on infant mortality by linking wind field data with infant survival records from 2002 to 2021 across seven low- and middle-income countries.
Research

Nov 21, 2024

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to a Cross-Border Disaster Response: A Mexico Case Study

The authors apply the Women, Peace, and Security framework to a fictional scenario of a Category 5 hurricane disaster response along the U.S.-Mexico border to demonstrate how disasters are experienced inequitably by different demographic groups.
Commentary

Nov 4, 2024

Building Disaster Resilience: A Systems Approach to Leadership Communication

Disaster resilience strategies must integrate AI and green infrastructure with a focus on rebuilding trust through transparent, unified narratives that guide communities in understanding risks and empowering them to act.
Commentary

Oct 28, 2024

Recent Hurricanes and Geoengineering

Recent hurricanes sparked false conspiracy theories about government-created disasters via geoengineering. These unfounded theories highlight geoengineering risks, which remain with limited international regulation.
Commentary

Oct 9, 2024

Hurricane Milton: The Latest Climate-Related Threat to American Health

While countries work to reverse the drivers of climate change there is a critical need to understand, anticipate, and develop plans to mitigate the long-term adverse health effects from climate-related extreme weather events.
Commentary

Oct 9, 2024

Evacuating from Hurricane Milton: What the Whole Community Can Do

Evacuation is a whole community effort that everyone needs to play a role in. Some actions may be longer-term, but as Milton arrives, there are steps individuals, households, government agencies, and civil society can take now.
Project

Apr 30, 2024

Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities

The Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities enhances Gulf Coast residents' resilience in the face of public health, environmental, economic, and social challenges.
Research

Dec 22, 2023

Global Population Profile of Tropical Cyclone Exposure from 2002 to 2019

We show that the global number of people exposed to tropical cyclones has increased, the age distribution of the exposed population has shifted from young to old, and exposed populations are relatively more disadvantaged than unexposed population.
Press

Dec 20, 2023

Number of People Affected by Tropical Cyclones Has Increased Sharply Since 2002

The number of people affected by tropical cyclones has nearly doubled from 2002 to 2019, reaching nearly 800 million people in 2019.
Commentary

Sep 20, 2023

Disaster Recovery Creates Its Own Bubble

Shortages of workers and materials inevitably make rebuilding slower and more expensive after a natural disaster. In Maui, this is likely to be a problem for agencies like FEMA that provide public assistance. But it will also be a problem for individual households if private insurance payouts are insufficient to rebuild.

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