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Category: Disaster Research Center

January 20, 2025 Written by Tricia Wachtendorf and James Kendra

How Philly-area residents can financially prepare for natural disasters

January 24, 2025 | Written by Erin McCarthy of The Philadelphia Inquirer

James Kendra, co-director of UD's Disaster Research Center, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that residents should choose preparation over panic. “It’s not a question of being alarmist. It’s a question of trying to be as informed as possible about the local environment where we live.”
Neighbors and strangers pulled together to help LA fire survivors – 60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial to disaster response

January 20, 2025 | Written by Tricia Wachtendorf and James Kendra

Disaster Research Center co-directors Tricia Wachtendorf and James Kendra co-wrote a piece for The Conversation that analyzes the response and ongoing recovery during the wildfires through the lens of their research.
The Cost of Surviving a Wildfire

January 16, 2025 | Written by The New York Times

The New York Times interviewed Tricia Wachtendorf, director of UD's Disaster Research Center. She broke down the ways that wildfires and other disasters wreak financial damage on communities.