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Blue Crabs, Survey Panels, and More
CRGC researchers have been busy publishing new research. Two of note: Jacqueline Fiore, Craig Bond, and Shanthi Nataraj released a working paper on “The Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Spill on Commercial Blue Crab Landings”; and Andrew Parker, Amanda Edelman, Katherine Carman, and Melissa Finucane have a journal article “On the Need for Prospective Disaster Survey Panels.” Many more papers are available, linked from our website. View all research results »
Hurricane Recovery in the Bahamas: Turning Good Intentions into Good Decisions
Recovery in the Bahamas will have to be a balancing act. Plans will need to allow for transition toward long-term strategic goals for the nation, but also be mindful of not perpetuating inequities, write CRGC director Melissa Finucane and RAND colleague Joie Acosta. Read more »
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"Nearly a decade of BP-funded research has uncovered a laundry list of potential health effects resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill... A number of studies addressed mental health and social issues faced by residents and workers either directly exposed to oil, or impacted by the spill's economic side effects, such as a ban on fishing and a federal moratorium on drilling operations." Read the summary at www.nola.com/news/environment/article_a2c44db0-2d90-11ea-ac0d-738224b1b679.html
The original article reviewing Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative research — including ours — is here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2019GH000217
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Nearly a decade of BP-funded research has uncovered a laundry list of potential health effects resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including possible links between obesity and dispersants usedTen years later, our Consortium is still doing its part to support the resilience of coastal communities and businesses. There's still a lot of work to be done.
The oil spill's "most visible impacts — oil mats, birds covered in crude and dolphins washing up on shore — are long gone, and the gulf is teeming with finfish, shellfish and large marine mammals. But the signs of normalcy belie a more complicated truth: Researchers say the Gulf still hasn't fully recovered, and it could still be years before the full extent of the damage is known."
A decade after BP spill, Gulf of Mexico has rebounded, but wounds still visible
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It's been 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people and spewing about 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over three months."As we face the COVID-19 pandemic, we must be clear-eyed about health inequities in Louisiana and across the country, the institutionalized practices and policies that have caused them, and the very real ways they are playing out in who gets the sickest and who dies," writes CRGC researcher Amy Lesen
Guest column: Coronavirus will exacerbate existing health inequities
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The other morning, I chatted with my neighbor (from six feet away!) while he was walking his dog past my house. He is an ICU nurse here in New OrleansHow can we help and what can we learn about resilience from the Australian fires?
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Australia's Fires: Respond Now, but Also Measure Toll on People for the Future
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As an Australian, Melissa Finucane has watched with anguish as massive bushfires have devastated wide swaths of her home country. As a researcher who studies community resilience, she can't help but think of how much blood, sweat, tears and money will be required to recover.CRGC researchers Andrew M Parker, Melissa L. Finucane, Lynsay Ayer, Rajeev Ramchand, Vanessa Parks, and Noreen Clancy had a new article published in the journal Risk Analysis last month.
"Persistent Risk-Related Worry as a Function of Recalled Exposure to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Prior Trauma" had the unexpected finding that those who moved into the region after the oil spill showed similar levels of worry to residents exposed to the spill, and higher levels than residents who did not recall being exposed to the spill.
Read more about this and other CRGC research on our Research Results page.
Research Results | Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities
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Consortium Research Results Researchers with the Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities have published several papers, reports, and articles as a result of their work with CRGC. We are pleased to share their research here. Persistent Risk-Related Worry as a Function of Recalled Exposure to the De...Projects
Health, Social, and Community Economic Impacts of the Oil Spill
We are surveying individuals in Gulf of Mexico communities to assess the health, social, and economic impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on households. Read More »
Economic Impact of the Oil Spill on Industry
We are assessing the economic impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the fishing, fish/seafood processing, and tourism industries. Read More »
Community Action Planning
We are developing and implementing a community action planning process to increase awareness and use of evidence-based resilience strategies. Read More »
Targeted Information for Disaster-Affected Communities
We are developing a web portal, tailored to the needs of communities in the Gulf region, to deliver targeted information about oil spills. Read More »
Mentor the Next Generation
We are training undergraduate and graduate students in disaster resilience research and outreach methods. Read More »
Real-Time Program Self-Evaluation
We are evaluating the Consortium’s performance as we do our work, to demonstrate success and to improve our research, outreach, and education activities. Read More »