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GCSC SEMINAR: DISASTER RESILIENCE IN AN UNJUST WORLD

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By Maria Archibald, Sustainability Office As climate-induced wildfires rage across the West and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten our communities, many of us have disaster on the mind. How will we respond when disaster strikes close to home? How will we recover? How can we build our communities to be resilient in the face […]

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Australia on fire: What are the impacts?

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This article, originally published in @theu, January 16, 2020, was written by Lisa Potter, science writer, University of Utah Communications Charred koalas, acres of burning forest, families hiding in the ocean—images of the Australian bushfires are disturbing. The latest estimates say that over 25 million acres have burned. For context, the famous “Black Saturday” bushfires […]

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