Tag: Natural disasters
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans is back where it started
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has been 20 years since...
Erin may be the first real test of America’s hurricane readiness under Trump
Erin was upgraded Friday morning from a tropical storm to a hurricane, a storm with sustained winds above 74 miles per hour, making it...
The health risks from climate change that almost no one talks about
This story is a collaboration between Vox and Grist and builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis, a project by...
The surprising reason fewer people are dying from extreme weather
From the wildfires that torched Los Angeles in January to the record-setting heat waves that cooked much of Europe in June, the first half...
Natural disaster victims could get 6 months of mortgage relief under new Senate plan
Natural disaster survivors would be eligible for six months of mortgage relief under a bill introduced Thursday by two senators whose states have been...
Dozens of earthquakes and aftershocks cause two deaths in Guatemala
Two people died when huge rocks fell on their vehicle in Guatemala, after dozens of earthquakes were recorded in a matter of hours, authorities...
Houston resident in Texas Hill Country during floods saw devastation, familiar sense of community | Houston Public Media
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Donnie Mosher was in Houston during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 when, in the midst of severe flooding, he saw people...
Grieving Texans are angrily pointing fingers at cuts to the National Weather Service, which only had five people on duty before the deadly floods hit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather...