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Tulsa’s Jazz-Style Evolution on Flood Control Shows Importance of Collaboration, Empathy, Study Says
Tulsa may not be the first town one thinks of when talking about jazz, and flood management may not be the first vocation one compares to the musical genre. But the success Tulsa displayed in going from one of the nation’s most flood-prone cities to a nationally recognized model of long-term risk reduction in just two decades is analogous to the evolution of one of the most American styles of music, a University of Kansas professor points out in a new study.
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Tulsa’s Jazz-Style Evolution on Flood Control Shows Importance of Collaboration, Empathy, Study Says
Tulsa may not be the first town one thinks of when talking about jazz, and flood management may not be the first vocation one compares to the musical genre.
KU Researchers to Analyze How Climate Change Intersects with Race, Inequality, Health Outcomes
As climate change causes extreme temperatures, droughts, poor air quality, flooding and sea level rise, health outcomes for people living in affected areas suffer.