Floods Have Swamped the US. The Next Health Problem: Mold
There’s a long history of natural disasters making people sick. Reports range from cases of Valley fever after the Northridge earthquake in California in…
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Hurricanes, Solar Storms, and the Fight to Keep the Power On
LG: Obviously, pretty destructive hurricanes hit the deep South often. In your reporting, did you get a sense of how prepared the city and the people of New…
New York City Wasn’t Built for 21st Century Storms
In just a few hours on Wednesday night, between 6 and 10 inches of rain fell on New York City—more than has fallen on San Jose, California, in the past year.…
New Orleans Was Already a ‘Heat Island.’ Then Ida Cut the Power
On Sunday, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, tying with 2020’s Hurricane Laura as the strongest storm ever to hit the state. Winds topping 150 miles…
Fleeing Disaster Is Hard. Climate Change Is Making It Harder
(This is not to say that fire agencies like Calfire aren’t supremely good at what they do. The successful evacuation of South Lake Tahoe is a testament to…
What It’ll Take to Restore Power in New Orleans After Hurricane Ida
Two days after Hurricane Ida tore through, New Orleans and its surrounding area remain almost totally without power. Levees, floodwalls, floodgates, pumps,…
Tiny Satellites Could Help Warn of the Next Big Hurricane
The Tropics satellite constellation will reduce this lag, offering a new, detailed look at each 16- to 24-kilometer region in the lower latitudes every 30 to…
A $26 Billion Plan to Save the Houston Area From Rising Seas
This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.When Hurricane Ike made landfall in 2008, Bill Merrell took shelter…
Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – Here’s how you can be more weather-ready- Technology…
The ConversationJun 22, 2021 15:01:48 ISTThe approach of summer in the US means that it’s time to be ready for hurricanes and wildfires. The incidence of…
How to Practice Emergency Preparedness as Self-Care
Preparedness is personal, and it exists on a broad spectrum. For some people, it's tied to a season—hurricane season in the South or wildfire season in the…