Yes, wildfires can devastate communities – but they can also help strengthen them, this CU researcher says
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Wildfires in Colorado rip through communities. They torch homes and disrupt lives.
But wildfires also cause some surprising – maybe even uplifting – things to happen. They make people more resilient. They strengthen the bonds between neighbors. And those stronger connections help people prepare for future emergencies.
That’s according to Lori Peek – a researcher who studies how communities come together during and after natural disasters. Lori is a sociologist and the director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Today, we’re listening back to a recent conversation she had with Erin O’Toole about the surprisingly robust field of study that examines how humans interact during and after a crisis.
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Host and Producer: Erin O'Toole
Producer: Ariel Lavery
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