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![A rainbow in a dark grey sky over a tribal casino building in the mountains]()
![A rainbow in a dark grey sky over a tribal casino building in the mountains]()
Tribes help tribes after natural disasters. Helene is no different.
Tribal nations long ago learned to stitch together a patchwork of support to help each other cope with disasters like Hurricane Helene.
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![A mobile home is seen among trees after Hurricane Helene]()
![A mobile home is seen among trees after Hurricane Helene]()
When hurricane evacuation isn’t an option
Not everyone rides out storms like Milton or Helene by choice. Some simply cannot afford to flee.
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![A shot of various sprinklers watering wheat fields in China, with two men seen standing in the distance]()
![A shot of various sprinklers watering wheat fields in China, with two men seen standing in the distance]()
Water challenges — made worse by rising temperatures — are threatening the world’s crops
“We have to be smarter about what we grow, and we can be smarter about how we grow what we're growing.”
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Recuperación por el huracán Helene: Cómo orientarse en temas de FEMA, limpieza por las inundaciones, fraude durante desastres y mucho más
Una guía completa sobre cómo documentar los daños en su vivienda, solicitar asistencia, conocer sus derechos como inquilino, entender temas de desempleo por causa de un desastre e identificar desinformaciones.
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![illustration of 3 people with equipment doing a prescribed burn to the silhouette of southeast states]()
![illustration of 3 people with equipment doing a prescribed burn to the silhouette of southeast states]()
Wildfires are coming to the Southeast. Can landowners mitigate the risk in time?
No other part of the country has seen such a sharp rise in the number of big fires. The bigger challenge, though, is getting people to embrace the prescribed burns that can prevent them.
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![A woman walks along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Osprey, Florida.]()
![A woman walks along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Osprey, Florida.]()
After Milton, Florida assesses damage from back-to-back climate disasters
At least six people died in the storm, and some 80,000 ended up in shelters.
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![A shot of a man from the shoulders up walking past the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, DC. The FEMA logo and address can be seen on the exterior of the building]()
![A shot of a man from the shoulders up walking past the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, DC. The FEMA logo and address can be seen on the exterior of the building]()
Amid multiple disasters, FEMA faces funding challenges, misinformation, and politicization
Congress gave the agency enough money to last the year. But back-to-back hurricanes are stretching resources thin.
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Helene recovery: How to navigate everything from FEMA and flood cleanup to scams and evictions
A comprehensive guide on documenting damage to your home, applying for aid, knowing your rights as a renter, understanding unemployment, and more.
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![A man boards up the window of a dry cleaning business.]()
![A man boards up the window of a dry cleaning business.]()
‘I can’t think straight’: Still buried beneath Helene’s debris, Floridians brace for Milton
Hundreds of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders as the state faces its second major hurricane in two weeks.
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![Line workers repair power lines against a scene of hurricane damage, with downed trees and debris]()
![Line workers repair power lines against a scene of hurricane damage, with downed trees and debris]()
Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power grids
As recovery efforts continue, utilities in the region need to rethink their approach to electricity in the face of climate change.
