# Daniel Aldrich

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Dead even tie for hottest August ever

Long stories short, here’s the top six news items of note in climate news for Aotearoa-NZ this week, and a discussion above between Bernard Hickey and The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer: * The month of August was 1.49˚C warmer than pre-industrial levels, tying with 2023 for the warmest …

Bringing social capital and social infrastructure measurement to Australia

In this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is talking with Professor Daniel Aldrich, Director of the resilience and security studies program at Northeastern University in the USA who’s also a volunteer advisory member of Resilient Ready and project delivery partner. Today we are t…

Man Strangled Girlfriend, Dumped Her in Trash Can After Sleepover with Her Body: Cops

Daniel Aldrich, 49, is in jail in Orange County, California charged with one count of murder in the death of is girlfriend, Julie Anne Sanetra. The district attorney said Aldrich strangled Sanetra on October 20, slit her wrists and then watched tv next to her body before going to bed. Landscapers f…

The true meaning of Israeli resilience

Studies show that in the aftermath of natural disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis, indicators of resilience were better predictors of how well a community recovered than the things you might expect, like wealth or physical infrastructure. Amazingly, communities with stronger social relationsh…

The true meaning of Israeli resilience (corrected)

Studies show that in the aftermath of natural disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis, indicators of resilience were better predictors of how well a community recovered than the things you might expect, like wealth or physical infrastructure. Amazingly, communities with stronger social relationsh…

The Future of Insurance – Daniel Aldrich, Professor of Security & Resilience Studies, Northeastern University

Daniel P. Aldrich was born in upstate New York and spent his childhood (and much of his adult life) traveling and living abroad. While living in Tokyo, Japan, he began to wonder how Japan - the only country to suffer the effects of atomic weaponry - could have built up such an advanced nuclear powe…

008: Day 1 Invisible Infrastructure: How Social Capital Builds Disaster Resilience

Australian resilience expert Renae Hanvin, Founder and CEO of Resilient Ready, shares powerful insights on how "invisible infrastructure"—the social connections that bind communities—plays a crucial role in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Speaking at an international forum, she explo…

Videocast: Disaster as a Mirror

Show Notes: Disaster as a Mirror Episode Summary: In this episode of the Emergency Management Network, hosts Todd DeVoe and Dan Scott explore one of the most revealing truths in our field: disasters don’t introduce new problems—they expose the ones already there. A hurricane, a wildfire, a blackou…

We Did It with Prof. Daniel Aldrich

In this episode of Doing Disasters Differently,  Renae talks with Professor Daniel Aldrich, a full professor at Northeastern University. They explore the groundbreaking development of a national framework for measuring social capital and social infrastructure in Australia, featuring insights from P…

The One Thing That Predicts Whether You Survive a Disaster

The strongest predictor of whether a community survives a disaster isn't money, infrastructure, or government aid. It's whether the people there know each other. That's the argument at the center of Daniel Aldrich's research. A professor at Northeastern University and author of Building Resilience …