Extreme Weather

  • Vanderbilt University

    Better models for weather disaster outcomes look beyond historical data

    In a world with more frequent extreme weather events, basing new bridges on historical weather data and previous structure wear no longer works. Take South Carolina, said Hiba Baroud, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. Four tropical storms plus Hurricane Matthew pounded the coastal state in 2016 alone, the latter… Read More

    Jun. 12, 2017