Tag: International Hurricane Research Center

Thanks to an FIU program, local high school students got a taste of the work engineers do to ensure safety and create rooftops that will resist hurricane-force winds. 

A great deal has changed since August 24, 1992 – from how hurricane insurance works to Florida building codes – and FIU has been at the forefront of that change.

Since 2012, Wall of Wind research has fueled life-saving innovations.

Associate Director of the International Hurricane Research Center Erik Salna will provide expert testimony Oct. 14.

Vulnerable communities, which include Black and Hispanic South Florida residents, are often disproportionately impacted by disasters such as hurricanes, ...