Response to fire outbreaks ideally requires relevant multisectoral collaboration. However, in many instances, not all sectors are involved in fire outbreaks or the aftermath of a fire disaster. The focus still follows the old tradition of the immediate preservation of lives and properties. Not...

Despite escalating disaster losses and predicted increases in weather-related catastrophes, takeup of protective technologies and behaviors appears limited by myopia, externalities, and other factors. One response to such frictions is to mandate adaptive investment. We measure the effect of...

Climate change will exacerbate disaster events in the U.S. South, and in particular wildfires. This article details the emergent climate-induced wildfire risks facing the U.S. South, describes how addressing those risks is particularly challenging in this region of the U.S., and provides some...