Tech companies build 21st century solutions to disaster response In 2012, after Hurricane Sandy devastated New York, several local Airbnb hosts opened their homes up to people stranded by…
‘Climate risks are increasing all the time and we’re losing ground in terms of building climate resilience,’ says GRI Associate Director "President Donald Trump announced on Thursday afternoon that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a landmark…
New Chinese cybersecurity laws create tensions with Industry The Chinese Parliament approved a law, which went into force June 1, to increase cyber security by: forcing companies to…
California landslide may have cascading economic effects On May 23, a massive landslide occurred along the California coast near Big Sur, burying a portion of California State…
Flooding and mudslides cause high casualties in Sri Lanka Floods and landslides in central, south, and west Sri Lanka on May 25 and 26, followed two days of heavy…
London Bridge attack kills 7 On Saturday, June 3rd, three men, identified as Youssef Zaghba, 22, Khuram Butt, 27, and Rachid Redouance, 30, drove a…
GRI Director Stephen Flynn on resilience after London attack – News@Northeastern On June 6, Global Resilience Institute Director Stephen Flynn sat down with Jason Kornwitz of News@Northeastern to discuss the recent…
Global Resilience Institute funds inaugural university-wide resilience research projects at Northeastern The Global Resilience Institute (GRI) at Northeastern University is excited to announce the funding of 11 interdisciplinary resilience research projects…
The EU presents its strategy for increasing resilience On June 7, The European Union presented its strategy to bolster resilience by adopting a long-term approach to global challenges…
PG&E and Fire Safe Council of Nevada County collaborate to combat wildfires The extreme drought in the American Southwest has caused massive environmental damage and killed 100 million trees in California. To…
Grenfell Tower fire highlights need for resilient designs Shortly before 1 am on June 14th in London’s Notting Hill neighborhood, a fire broke out in the Grenfell Tower…
American Technology Council meets with goal of modernizing government IT Leading US technology firms such as Apple and Google gathered on Monday, June 19 to attend the first meeting of…
