A storm made in Washington.
Hurricane Harvey was a disaster foretold.
Nearly two decades before the storm's historic assault on homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast of Texas this...
Texas may be just as vulnerable when next big hurricane hits.
Hurricane Harvey has caused widespread flooding
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Hurricane Harvey made landfall late on Friday night. It is one of the worst hurricanes to...
Amid Harvey havoc, northeastern politicos sourly recall Texas “no” votes on Sandy aid.
WASHINGTON – Many New Yorkers and New Jerseyans serving in Congress have, for nearly five years now, kept a list of names handy to roll out...
How climate change is a 'death sentence' in Afghanistan's highlands.
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Global warming should be taken as seriously as fighting insurgents, say those witnessing the savage impact first-hand
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Shah Foladi, one of four officially recognised national...
In all-hands-on-deck response to Harvey, lessons learned from earlier storms.
August 28, 2017
Atlanta—As College Avenue in Houston flooded Saturday night, the yellow Waffle House sign at the top of the hill stayed on.Stranded drivers...
Houston, you have a problem, and some of it of your own making.
Yes, Houston, you do have a problem, and – as insensitive as it seems to bring it up just now – some of it...
Harvey didn't come out of the blue. Now is the time to talk about...
Now is exactly the time to talk about climate change, and all the other systemic injustices — from racial profiling to economic austerity — that...
Harvey’s heroes — the inspiring response to a terrible storm.
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AFTER THIS, “Houston” and “Harvey” will be synonyms for a deluge of unfathomable proportions. Floodwaters crept up to the thresholds of homes...
Climate change did not “cause” Harvey, but it’s a huge part of the story.
Several people have written some version of “what you can say about Hurricane Harvey and climate change” in the past few days. I’ll link...
Four things Houston-area leaders must do to prevent future flooding disasters.
An unprecedented amount of rain has fallen on the Houston area in the past few days, causing what’s likely the worst flooding event that...
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