Hurricane Katrina
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In Louisiana, grief surges with another storm. So does hope.
A Pelican State resident reflects on lessons learned — and actions taken — in the 15 years since Katrina changed the way we view the most vulnerable coastal communities.
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One of the biggest climate threats is the most familiar: Rain
Heavy rainfall can be just as damaging to crops and cities as drought and extreme heat, and the U.S has been experiencing more of both.
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As Gordon eyes the Gulf Coast, America’s most vulnerable shoreline girds itself
Climate change could reshape the region, physically and economically.
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Downgraded
Trump wants to cripple storm forecasting just when it's getting good — and we need it most.
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Trump abandons Obama-era plan to help climate refugees
The Obama administration was slowly working on a plan to deal with the problem. The Trump administration isn’t interested.
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One year after the Great Flood, Louisiana’s most vulnerable cope with the losses
In Baton Rouge, struggles don’t end when flood waters recede.
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Houston is a sitting duck for the next big hurricane. Why isn’t Texas ready?
Houston is home to the nation's largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored.
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Waiting for Irene, and remembering Katrina
One of the shocking things about the flooding of New Orleans was how predictable it was. Now, New York City is staring down the barrel of a loaded gun named Irene, and failure to adequately prepare for it could lead to the kind of devastation seen after H
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2011 natural disasters cost a record $265 billion
Politicians might not believe in climate change, but insurance companies do. They track disasters, and it turns out that disasters just in the first six months of this year already cost the world more than any other year of disasters on record.
The price tag for 2011 disasters reached $265 billion.