Storm Surge Big Threat of Ian to Florida
Hurricane Ian is bearing down on the west coast of Florida with "catastrophic storm surge," heavy rain, and wind speeds just 2 mph shy of a Category 5 storm. The monstrous storm
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Storm Surge Big Threat From Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian – now a Category 3 and set to strengthen into a Category 4 storm – made landfall near La Coloma in southwest Cuba around 4:30 am this morning, bringing with
Power Outages Remain in Puerto Rico, Canada from Fiona
More than half of Puerto Rican electricity customers, over 700,000, were still without power amid widespread power outages Monday morning after Hurricane Fiona hit the island over a week ago. Two thousand
Canada in Fiona’s Path, Most Puerto Ricans Still Without Power
More than 63% of Puerto Rican electricity customers were still without power Friday morning as Category 4 Hurricane Fiona hammered Bermuda on its path north toward Canada's Maritime provinces. “This could be
FEMA Disaster Response Compounds Racist Impacts
Climate-fueled disasters tend to disproportionately harm Black, Latino, Indigenous, and disabled people due to decades (and centuries) of racist and ableist policy decisions. Those disproportionate harms, like higher exposure to more extreme
Solar Panels Keep Some Lights On In Puerto Rico
Hurricane Fiona, now a Category 4 storm and the first Major Hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic season, continues to churn across the Caribbean as those in its wake confront the destruction. The
Millions Without Water, Electricity In Fiona’s Wake
Hurricane Fiona's destruction across the Caribbean continues to mount as the now-Category 3 hurricane barrels toward the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas after pummeling the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Hammered By Fiona, Entire Grid Down
Hurricane Fiona dumped catastrophic flooding on Puerto Rico over the weekend, knocking out the entire island's electrical grid and dropping as much as 30 inches of rain. Electricity was out across the
Isle de Jean Charles, And Its People, Struggle To Survive
The small-and-shrinking Isle de Jean Charles and the plight of its people, is a striking illustration of crosscutting injustices exacerbated by climate change, as the Nola.com's impressive, brutal, and beautiful reporting shows.
New Orleans Flood Funding Held Hostage Over Abortion
A Louisiana state commission is holding $39 million in New Orleans flood control funds hostage after city officials voiced opposition to the state's abortion ban, despite not having any operating abortion clinics
Atlantic Hurricane Season (Unofficially) Starting Earlier — Study
Tropical storms are increasingly forming and making landfall before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season as ocean temperatures warm, a new study published in Nature Communications finds. The study's publication
The Climate Crisis Is Changing Our Concept of Home
In a single week in July, more than 100 million Americans, from Massachusetts to Arizona, were under excessive heat warnings or advisories, as temperatures soared into the triple digits across the country.
“We Want to Make Sure That We Leave the World Better Than It Is Now.”
In February 2020, professor Sheldon Pollock, 74, was recently widowed, approaching retirement from his tenured position at Columbia University and thinking about what would come next for him. His granddaughter Elea, a
Lake Charles Typifies US “Expanding Archipelago of Loss”
The United States is failing to help Americans hit by extreme weather rebuild and recover, the New York Times reports, creating "an expanding archipelago of loss" as people struggle and languish in
Policy Failures Combined To Cause Migrant Deaths
The horrific deaths of 53 people seeking a better life in the back of an abandoned tractor-trailer in sweltering heat is just the latest illustration of broken immigration and climate policy. “As
How U.S. Cities Are Preparing for More Life-Threatening Heatwaves
Last summer, a mass of high-pressure air known as a heat dome, settled over the Pacific Northwest, hovering for days. The result was record-shattering heat, with temperatures reaching 115 degrees in Portland.
46 Found Dead in Semi Trailer in San Antonio
At least 46 people died, trapped in a stifling semi trailer in San Antonio, along with 16 others suffering from heat exhaustion and heat stroke who were found Monday. This month is
‘This Is Not A Survivable Market’
On June 29, FedNat Insurance Co. will cancel 68,200 Florida homeowners' insurance policies, just one in a series of coverage drops that is threatening the state's economy and leaving Floridians scrambling to
Unhoused People Especially Vulnerable To Heat
Unhoused people in Phoenix are struggling to survive extreme heat as climate change pushes temperatures higher and police harassment makes it harder to find a place to sleep, the AP reports. Heat
Hurricane Ida Recovery Still Unrealized For La. Tribes
Nearly a year after Hurricane Ida unleashed 150 mile-per-hour winds on southeast Louisiana, a housing crisis, coastal erosion, halting government response, and systemic discrimination has exacerbated the storm’s damage. “It feels like