Natural Disasters

News about UB’s research and advocacy in extreme events and disaster response. (see all topics)

How rivers of hot ash and gas move when a supervolcano erupts
3/7/16
Study suggests that pyroclastic flows traveled in dense, slow-moving currents during one ancient supereruption.
Living in the ‘90s? So are underwater wireless networks
1/25/16
Like Beanie Babies and Steve Urkel, the systems we use to transmit information through water bring to mind the 1990s.
Robot bees fly and swim, soon they’ll have laser eyes
10/21/15
The flying insects, designed for agriculture and disaster relief, will rely on technology used by driverless cars.
American volcanoes: Complacency, uncertainty contribute to risks
9/2/15
A new UB study seeks to understand two active volcanoes in the U.S. — and how communities around them can prepare for disaster.
Due to Katrina, American cities are ‘better off’ when it comes to evacuation plans, UB urban planner says
8/28/15
No city wants to be the next Hurricane Katrina and have thousands of people left behind, says UB's Daniel Hess.
Masonry structures common in Nepal prone to ‘sudden and brittle failure,’ UB expert says
5/1/15
UB professor considers trip to Nepal with research team to study performance of building structures.
Researchers shake California warehouse with 50 tons of force
1/15/15
It’s one thing to simulate an earthquake on a model structure inside a laboratory. It is another to rattle a standing California building with 50 tons of force.
From hours to minutes: New CUT method reduces time to simulate natural disasters
5/16/14
Developed by UB student Nagavenkat Adurthi, the model could help predict space collisions, where volcanic ash spreads and more.
UB launches a major research effort to address the most important environmental issues of our time
2/6/14
The University at Buffalo has announced the launch of RENEW (Research and Education in eNergy, Environment and Water), an ambitious, university-wide, interdisciplinary research institute that will focus on the most difficult and complex environmental issues, as well as the social and economic issues with which they are intertwined.
$3.7 million bridge engineering institute launched
12/18/13
The University at Buffalo is launching the Institute for Bridge Engineering, which will develop plans for bridges that are resistant to natural and manmade hazards, as well as examine ways to build safer, more cost-effective bridges using advanced materials, smart technology and other devices and train the next generation of bridge engineers.

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