Natural Disasters

All voices Mother Jones Magazine

Thousands of Toxic US Sites at Risk of Future Flooding

/

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than 5,500 toxic sites nationwide could face coastal flooding by 2100 due to rising sea levels, according to new research. The study, published on Thursday in Nature Communications and led by scientists at the University of California, warns that if […]

This post has been syndicated from Mother Jones, where it was published under this address.

, , , , ,

Thousands of Toxic US Sites at Risk of Future Flooding Read Post »

All voices Mother Jones Magazine

Jamaica Cowers as Category 5 Melissa Bears Down, Supercharged by Warming Seas

/

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. History is unfolding in the Atlantic Ocean right now. Hurricane Melissa has spun up into an extraordinarily dangerous Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, and is set to strike Jamaica Monday night before marching toward Cuba. This […]

This post has been syndicated from Mother Jones, where it was published under this address.

, , , ,

Jamaica Cowers as Category 5 Melissa Bears Down, Supercharged by Warming Seas Read Post »

All voices Mother Jones Magazine

How a Warming Planet Has Made Home Insurance Increasingly Unaffordable

/

This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, Sanibel Island, one of the most treasured vacation resorts in America, was an insurance agent’s dream. Year after year, the 5,000-odd residents of the barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast wrote checks for their home and flood […]

This post has been syndicated from Mother Jones, where it was published under this address.

, , , , , ,

How a Warming Planet Has Made Home Insurance Increasingly Unaffordable Read Post »

All voices Truth Out

Noem Expedited Disaster Aid to Tourist Attraction After Wealthy Donor Intervened

/

As others languished without FEMA’s help, Noem flew to Florida to tout the $11 million project and meet with the donor.

This post has been syndicated from Truthout, where it was published under this address.

, , , , ,

Noem Expedited Disaster Aid to Tourist Attraction After Wealthy Donor Intervened Read Post »

All voices Mother Jones Magazine

The Dismantling of the US Forest Service Is Imminent

/

This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the 1880s, giant cattle companies turned thousands of cattle out to graze on the “public domain”—i.e., the Western lands that had been stolen from Indigenous people and then opened up for white settlement. In remote southeastern […]

This post has been syndicated from Mother Jones, where it was published under this address.

, , , ,

The Dismantling of the US Forest Service Is Imminent Read Post »

All voices Mother Jones Magazine

Utilities Are Usually Hostile to Solar and Battery Systems, but Not for These Rural Customers

/

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Michael Gillogly, manager of the Pepperwood Preserve, understands the wildfire risk that power lines pose firsthand. The 3,200-acre nature reserve in Sonoma County, California, burned in 2017 when a privately owned electrical system sparked a fire. It burned again in 2019 during a conflagration started by power lines operated by utility […]

This post has been syndicated from Mother Jones, where it was published under this address.

, , , , ,

Utilities Are Usually Hostile to Solar and Battery Systems, but Not for These Rural Customers Read Post »

All voices Truth Out

FEMA Employees Speak Out After Attacks on Workers Warning of Looming Disaster

/

“The danger posed to our collective communities … is very real,” said one employee who signed a public letter.

This post has been syndicated from Truthout, where it was published under this address.

, , , , , ,

FEMA Employees Speak Out After Attacks on Workers Warning of Looming Disaster Read Post »

All voices Truth Out

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath Is Both Reverberating and Amplifying 20 Years Later

/

Democracy and the social safety net are being attacked like they were after the storm, says journalist Jordan Flaherty.

This post has been syndicated from Truthout, where it was published under this address.

, , , , , ,

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath Is Both Reverberating and Amplifying 20 Years Later Read Post »

All voices Mother Jones Magazine

They Survived Katrina and Started to Rebuild. Now Trump’s Cuts May Flood Them Out Again.

/

After Hurricane Katrina and its related flooding inundated much of New Orleans in 2005, residents of a large Vietnamese community in the Algiers neighborhood were some of the first to return and rebuild. But 20 years later, their neighborhood is still prone to flooding, especially during hurricane season. And, like much of the city, the […]

This post has been syndicated from Mother Jones, where it was published under this address.

, , , , , ,

They Survived Katrina and Started to Rebuild. Now Trump’s Cuts May Flood Them Out Again. Read Post »

All voices Mother Jones Magazine

Texas Flood Relief Took a Back Seat to Trump’s Redistricting Demands: “It’s a travesty.”

/

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In early July, flash floods along the Guadalupe River killed 138 people and caused an estimated $1.1 billion in damage, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in Texas history. But just a week later, Texas found itself whiplashed into another crisis altogether: […]

This post has been syndicated from Mother Jones, where it was published under this address.

, , , , ,

Texas Flood Relief Took a Back Seat to Trump’s Redistricting Demands: “It’s a travesty.” Read Post »

Find your voice:

Scroll to Top