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Natural disasters

Damage from earthquake
International health
Child malnutrition in Nepal decreased after 2015 earthquake
Published Jan 10, 2019
Though reports of personal damages and trauma increased after the disaster, researchers say a nutrition crisis was averted
A pile of timber and splintered construction
Music
Disaster relief that strikes a chord
Published Jan 18, 2018
Peabody alum enlists musicians from BSO, Lyric Brass Quintet for free concert to benefit island of Vieques
Image shows a downed tree submerged under water flooding a street
Under the weather
Lessons from the 2017 hurricane season
Published Jan 5, 2018
Carey Business School faculty members explore how we might apply the lessons of business and economics to the threat of natural disasters
Two men stand inside an airplane and unload boxes of Cheerios and power bars to two people waiting outside the plane
Disaster response
Alum flies medical supplies to Puerto Rico
Published Oct 16, 2017
Ethan Leder leads effort to deliver medical, emergency supplies to rural parts of island
A single-story building has HELP painted in white with a frowning face beside it
Q+A
As Puerto Rico recovers, a native son reflects
Published Oct 2, 2017
In aftermath of Category 4 hurricane, Roberto Busó-García reflects on the island's history, spirit, and future
Deployed for compassion
Published Fall 2017 Video
Alum William McNulty, a former U.S. Marine intelligence officer, helped found the world's first aid organization to recruit, train, and deploy military veterans for disaster relief / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A trailer home lies on its side, having been ripped off its foundation, while a red cross volunteer looks on
Emergency medicine
Hopkins experts aid Texas recovery
Published Sept 1, 2017
3 Hopkins emergency medicine experts among those assisting with Hurricane Harvey response efforts
Man in yellow helmet, orange vest carries woman piggyback style amid waist-deep floodwaters in Houston
Commentary
Time to prepare for the next Harvey
Published Aug 29, 2017
Hopkins expert Paul Ferraro says leaders must do more to make sure Americans are prepared, safe / Bloomberg View
Keeping life lines open after a natural disaster
Published Aug 27, 2014
JHU team part of NSF-funded effort to keep critical community services afloat after natural disasters