Explosions at flooded Texas chemical plant leave confusion over toxic risk.
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Officials give conflicting accounts of whether to avoid emissions after it was flooded by waters from tropical storm Harvey
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Arkema explosion after Harvey: How worried should Houston residents be?
Officials are still working to contain the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, where two explosions occurred early Thursday morning and fires continued to...
In Bangladesh, a flood and an efficient response.
Op-Ed ContributorBy K. ANIS AHMEDSeptember 1, 2017DHAKA, Bangladesh — After two weeks of flooding, about half of Bangladesh is under water, 140 people have been killed, tens...
In Texas chemical-plant fire, failure of backup measures raises new fears.
By Steven Mufson, Brady Dennis and Joel Achenbach,
When the hurricane blew in, workers at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Tex., faced the problem...
Flooded petrochemical plants are threatening Houston's air and water.
Flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey surrounds buildings in Sabine Pass, Texas on Aug. 31, 2017.
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By Andrew Freedman2017-08-31 18:28:41 UTC
With at least one chemical...
Review: Deadly Tennessee fire could become 'new normal.'
Drought-stricken Great Smoky Mountains National Park was not prepared for last year's catastrophic fire, and climate change is among the factors that will likely...
The US cities at risk of flooding; and how they're dealing with the threat.
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Rising sea levels pose a serious threat to cites like Boston, New York and Miami Beach. So what are they doing to protect themselves?
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“New normal” for the US, all too familiar for the Caribbean.
Caribbean Climate Wire, Climate Change, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Latin America & the Caribbean, North America, Projects, TerraViva United NationsPearland, Texas after Hurricane...
It’s time to ditch the concept of ‘100-year floods.’
Photos of water-covered neighborhoods and families riding floating refrigerators to safety have made clear the scale of Hurricane Harvey’s wrath. But the risks that...
A sea of health and environmental hazards in Houston's floodwaters.
By HIROKO TABUCHI and SHEILA KAPLANAugust 31, 2017Officials in Houston are just beginning to grapple with the health and environmental risks that lurk in the waters dumped by...
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