New research finds that consumers have a higher potential of benzene exposure in the environment than by using sunscreen TAMPA FL, December 5, 2022 — In early 2021, testing of several consumer products — including sunscreen and deodorants — revealed trace amounts of benzene, a known human carcinogen. Since then, the U.S. Food and Drug […]
NEARLY DOUBLES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT RISK New research indicates that isolation from essential services like food and safe drinking water due to flooded roadways may be a bigger problem than property flooding for residents of coastal states TAMPA FL, December 5, 2022 – The record-breaking storm surge that swept away people and homes […]
Projected flooding from storm surges, erosion, and sea-level rise may disrupt vital operations of the state’s largest airports in the coming decades TAMPA FL, December 5, 2022 – Most of California’s population and its largest airports are located along the Pacific coastline, which is increasingly impacted by storm surges, sea level rise, and erosion due […]
New research shows that methods for slowing climate change — from planting forests to fertilizing the oceans with iron – bring dangerous risk tradeoffs To slow down the accelerating pace of climate change, scientists are working on radical geoengineering technologies like space mirrors, ocean iron fertilization, and cirrus cloud thinning to tweak the earth’s climate […]
By Dr. David Berube Please join us for the first webinar of 2022 on February 23rd at 4:00 pm to learn about Pandemic Communication by Dr. David Berube. Registration is free but required at https://tinyurl.com/4h8zekdz
New research looks beyond the simple liberal vs. conservative divide Herndon, Va. (February 1, 2022) – A study published in the journal Risk Analysis suggests that people who embrace the ideologies of libertarianism and anti-egalitarianism are more likely to disregard the risks of COVID-19 and oppose government actions. Assistant professor Yilang Peng of the University […]
The findings are based on a data analysis of potential risks identified in a mail voting “attack tree” Herndon, Va. (January 24, 2022) – Results of a study published in the scientific journal Risk Analysis indicate that the recent increase in mail-based voting due to COVID-19 has not jeopardized the safety of the U.S. elections […]
HERNDON, Va., December 19, 2022 — The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) awarded five prestigious scholarly and service awards and named six new fellows at this year’s Annual Meeting. These awardees were recognized for their exceptional contributions to SRA and to the risk analysis community. The award recipients were nominated by their peers, selected by […]
HERNDON, VA. (Dec. 13, 2021) – At the 2021 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) virtual Annual Meeting, five new Council members were announced, and SRA welcomed the new President of its’ 2022 Council, Ragnar Lofstedt, Ph.D., King’s College London. Lofstedt succeeds Robyn Wilson, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, who has completed her term and continues […]
Embargoed for Release Until December 9, 2021 New research demonstrates the inherent inequities of flood protection and offers a better understanding of flooding cost and health impacts Flooding is the most expensive natural disaster in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), costing the country more than $1 trillion in […]
