Can you imagine living at the foot of a volcano, or in the path of extreme storms? Plenty of communities around the world live with the potential of a natural disaster taking place on home turf. That’s why early warning systems and robust research can make the difference between life and death. In this episode of Life Solved, Dr Carmen Solana shares her experiences of researching hurricanes and lava flow, and interpreting the data to work hand in hands with communities at threat.We hear how natural disasters can impact the lives and livelihoods of entire communities, and how she’s making a difference to policy through community engagement, collaboration and real-world research.Having grown up on a small island, Dr Solana knows first hand the importance of an effective emergency response in such communities and she explains her work in Dominica in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Points of Interest:Dr Carmen Solana at the University of Portsmouthhttps://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/carmen-solana(f919de85-8f82-4407-81c5-d727187f7dfd).html Hurricane Mariahttps://edition.cnn.com/specials/weather/hurricane-maria Impacts of Hurricane Maria – a story maphttps://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=1e00e4e583e64e81abfeda587973b97f How Dominica is working to become the world’s first ‘hurricane proof country’https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/dominica-on-track-to-be-worlds-first-climate-resilient-nationFollow our latest research - https://www.port.ac.uk/research  Solve Magazine- port.ac.uk/solve https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/magazines/solve-magazine Portsmouth Social Media LinksFacebook - facebook.com/universityofportsmouthInstagram -instagram.com/portsmouthuni/Twitter - twitter.com/portsmouthuniLinkedIn - linkedin.com/school/university-of-portsmouth/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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