# Lori Peek

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After the Storm: How Preparedness and Mitigation Saves Lives and Reduces Harm

We can’t control natural disasters, but we can control how we invest, adapt, mitigate, and prepare for them. Preparedness not only helps to save lives, but it also helps to lessen the harm and suffering when disasters occur. It also helps us to rebuild in stronger and more sustainable ways. Where c…

Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado, Boulder

All forms of science can be beneficial to people working in the emergency management and disaster related fields of endeavor. However, when it comes to working with people and their relationship and thoughts about all phases of disasters, it is the social sciences that can help us most understand a…

Can surviving a wildfire actually make a community stronger? This researcher says yes

Wildfires, like the ones that hit Colorado’s Front Range this summer, rip through communities. They torch homes and disrupt lives.   But wildfires can also cause some surprising -- even uplifting -- things to happen. They strengthen the bonds between neighbors. They make people more resilient. And …

Yes, wildfires can devastate communities – but they can also help strengthen them, this CU researcher says

 Wildfires in Colorado rip through communities. They torch homes and disrupt lives.  But wildfires also cause some surprising – maybe even uplifting – things to happen. They make people more resilient. They strengthen the bonds between neighbors. And those stronger connections help people prepare f…

638. Lori Peek, Part 1

638. Part 1 of our interview with Lori Peek about her book, The Continuing Storm, which she wrote with Kai Erikson. More than fifteen years later, Hurricane Katrina maintains a strong grip on the American imagination. The reason is not simply that Katrina was an event of enormous scale. But, quite …

639. Lori Peek, Part 2

 639. Part 2 of our interview with Lori Peek about her book, The Continuing Storm, which she wrote with Kai Erikson. More than fifteen years later, Hurricane Katrina maintains a strong grip on the American imagination. The reason is not simply that Katrina was an event of enormous scale. But, quite…

#31 - GADRI2025 - Day 2 Recap (Prof. Lori Peek)

Summary: Today's summit was rich with collaboration, regional insights, and forward-thinking conversations on disaster risk reduction. A key moment from the day was the presentation of regional alliance reports from across the globe, including North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, South A…

Marccus Hendricks on Infrastructural Justice and Staying True to Your Values

Marccus Hendricks, associate professor at the University of Maryland and director of the Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience and Justice Lab, joins People Behind the Plans for a wide-ranging conversation on disaster resilience, environmental justice, and the current challenges facing the planning …

How kids quietly lend a hand after a wildfire or flood – and how it helps their neighbors

When a natural disaster strikes, we often think of children as the most vulnerable of victims. Picture families forced to evacuate during a wildfire, or kids forced to take remote classes for months during the pandemic.  A University of Colorado researcher says this thinking may be too simplistic –…