Shortly after the 2010 earthquake in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, members of LESAM went to work mapping the devastation to aid in recovery efforts. Doctor Chris Renschler submitted the video, created by the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts Video Production Group. The video competition can be found on the AAG’s Projects & Programs webpage. The …
Category Archive: Published Reports
Feb 08
Following Tropical Storm Irene, Scientists Assess Damage in Flooded New York Communities
On Sept. 10, geographers from UB’s LESAM laboratory and MCEER research center visited populated areas within the Schoharie Creek watershed west of the Catskill Mountains to photograph damage and collect corresponding GPS coordinates. University at Buffalo News Release: http://www.buffalo.edu/news/12899 Link to LESAM project page: http://lesami.geog.buffalo.edu/projects/active/schoharie-flood/
Feb 08
U.B. Students Help “Map Out” Road to Future for Haiti
January 2010 In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, University at Buffalo geography students are participating in a global effort to enhance the international response and recovery effort by helping to assess damage, using images hosted by Google Earth and the Virtual Disaster Viewer, which shares imagery of disasters from various sources. WKBW Channel …
Feb 08
Tapping into Technology and Information Resources to Assess Erosion Risk
Fire Science Brief, Issue 113, June 2010 (PDF): http://www.firescience.gov/projects/briefs/05-4-1-16_FSBrief113.pdf
Feb 08
Mega Disasters: The Next Pompeii?
Dr. Chris Renschler gives insight about what it would take to evacuate if Mt. Vesuvius were to erupt… http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=70235
Feb 08
Soil, conservation experts to reflect on Hurricane Katrina disaster
EurekAlert! Article: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-10/ssso-sce_1102607.php
Feb 08
WHAT’S NEXT; Mapping Technology Speeds Help to Fire Scarred Land
New York Times Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/07/technology/circuits/07next.html
Feb 08
Volcanologists to Fly Over Volcano
UB Reporter news article: http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/archives/vol34/vol34n4/articles/Volcano.html