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Read CCRM's recent post on our substack newsletter, From AI to Zoonoses, about the concept of safety culture:

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If you weren't able to join us for John Downer's talk about his book Rational Accidents, here is a link to the recording of the talk: https://drive.google.com/file/d...Read more about John Downer Talk--Recording

During a crisis, schools often play a special role as "critical social infrastructure." Read the latest post on CCRM's From AI to Zoonoses substack:

https://ccrm90.substack.com/p/too-...Read more about Too Cool for School? Schools and Crisis Management

In my latest post on CCRM's From AI to Zoonoses substack, I revisit some of the great insights of the (broadly speaking) "disaster incubation" literature. Here's the post:

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Read Chris Ansell's recent post on bridging silos to improve safety performance on CCRM's From AI to Zoonoses substack:

https://ccrm90.substack.com/p/bridging-silos-to-...Read more about Bridging Silos for Safety

Read the latest post on CCRM's From AI to Zoonoses blog:

https://open.substack.com/pub/ccrm90/p/what-is-a-regulatory-sandbox...Read more about What is a regulatory sandbox?

Read our From AI to Zoonoses post on Angela Frederick's new book, Disabled Power, about the 2021 Texas power outage and winter storm Uri:

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Read CCRM's recent substack post reflecting on Thomas Beamish's book, When Tragedy Strikes. How can we avoid what Beamish calls the "Trauma Script"?

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Read my year-end reflection on catastrophic risk in the latest From AI to Zoonoses substack Post: "What I Learned About Catastrophic Risk in...Read more about What I Learned About Catastrophic Risk in 2025

CCRM Director Chris Ansell visited Staten Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to learn about wetland restoration. Read his recent AI to Zoonoses blog

...Read more about Restoring Delta Wetlands to Prevent Land Subsidence

During a crises, my time horizon and sense of urgency will often be different from yours. Watch a short video (< 2 minutes) where Louise Comfort talks about the importance of "complex time" for crisis management:

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Dear CCRM Friends and Colleagues,

I’m terribly saddened to tell you that Todd R. LaPorte passed away last Friday at the age of 94. Our indefatigable friend and mentor told his son before he died that he’d had “a damn good life.” That sounds like Todd—not the bravado, but the...Read more about In Memorium: Todd R. LaPorte

If you didn't get a chance to join us for the Polycrisis Webinar, here is a link a recording of the four short talks.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XKfzLdjlM-...Read more about Polycrisis Webinar Video

Read CCRM's recent AI to Zoonoses blog post about the After-Action Report on the 2025 Fires:

https...Read more about After-Action Report on the 2025 LA Fires

Rune Storesund, Carl Macrae and Peter Martelli will edit a special issue of Safety Science on High Reliability Organizations.

Here is the call for papers:...Read more about Call for HRO Papers by Safety Science

Check out CCRM's new substack post on climate change and wildfire smoke:

https://ccrm90.substack.com/p/where-theres-smoke-theresparticulatesRead more about Climate Change and Wildfire Smoke

Our recent CCRM substack post considers the meaning of "cascading risks" in the context of anticipating and preparing for a Parisian extreme heat event. Pescaroli and Alexander argue that the toppling dominoes metaphor can be misleading.

Here's a link to our most...Read more about Cascading Risks as Toppling Dominoes?

Announcing a new book edited by a longtime friend of CCRM, Mathilde Bourrier, who is Professor of Sociology at the University of Geneva. She has worked for decades on issues related to nuclear power and organizational reliability.

The book is...Read more about Decommissioning Aging Installations and Declining Technologies: Burden or Inspiration?

As we near the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA staff have issued a "Katrina Declaration" and "Petition to Congress." The Declaration argues that the Trump Administration is working against the intent of the Post-Katrinna Emergency Reform Act (PKEMRA) of 2006, which was passed after...Read more about FEMA Staff Issue "Katrina Declaration"

Read Emery Roe's recent blog on "gaps in communication" in emergency management: https://mess-and-reliability.blog/2025/08/20/which-gaps-in-communication-in-...Read more about Which “gaps in communication” in emergency management?