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Planes in the air assess floods on the ground , articleThe Virginia Department of Emergency Management called on the Uncrewed Systems Lab to map flood damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The interdisciplinary team of students used aerial data capture in comparison with existing open-source virtual maps.
Date: Nov 19, 2024 -
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Long-term impact of Hurricane Helene on Virginia agriculture could reach $630 million, Virginia Tech analysis shows , articleAgricultural economist John Bovay calculated the future income losses to farmers and ripple effects to the regional economy to help guide state and federal aid. The total includes the financial impact to agriculture, forestry, and related industries.
Date: Nov 11, 2024 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension helps communities rebuild after Hurricane Helene , articleIn 21 Southwest Virginia communities hardest hit by the storm, Virginia Cooperative Extension is leading relief efforts and supporting agriculture — Virginia’s largest private industry.
Date: Oct 28, 2024 -
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Virginia agricultural damage from Hurricane Helene tops $159 million, Virginia Cooperative Extension says , articleExtension's assessment of 3,672 farms across 21 localities reveals the extent of losses for crops, livestock, land, buildings, and infrastructure.
Date: Oct 22, 2024 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension estimates preliminary agricultural damage from Hurricane Helene in Southwest Virginia at over $125 million , articleAssessing the agricultural damage is one of the many ways Extension is helping Virginia communities recover from the hurricane.
Date: Oct 04, 2024 -
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Hokies answer the call to volunteer for hurricane recovery in Florida , articleMembers of the Hokie community embodied the "Ut Prosim" spirit as they traveled to Sanibel Island to volunteer in the wake of Hurricane Ian
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Project teams humans and artificial intelligence to scan social media posts for risk data to aid disaster response , articleA computer can do large-scale searching through millions of social media posts much more quickly and effectively than a human can, says business information technology professor Chris Zobel. "But, the machine needs to be trained — it needs to learn what to search for — to do this correctly.”
Date: Apr 13, 2021 -
Video ItemHokieTalks: Supply chains for disaster relief operations , video
Chris Zobel, Professor of Business Information Technology in the Pamplin College of Business, presented during the 2019 HokieTalks. Watch his talk, "Supply Chains for Disaster Relief Operations."
Date: Nov 12, 2019