From the natural disaster club to the recovery club
Rural communities struck by natural disasters are creating models for sustainable, long-term recovery.
Tag: tornadoes
In the midst of Florida’s insurance crisis, what recourse do residents have?
An Inside Climate News analysis shows the insurance crisis is hitting hardest in Florida’s agricultural heartland.
Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather
The biggest danger by far is hurricane-related wind damage, followed by flood risk and wildfire risk.
The EPA’s big beautiful falsehoods
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to rescind the 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health.
The millions of Americans displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters in a year tell a story of vulnerability and recovery
More than 4.3 million Americans had to leave their homes because of disasters in 2024, the Census Bureau estimates.
Climate change is fueling a new kind of housing crisis in Florida
Florida is an example of where housing insecurity meets climate instability.
An open letter to the American people from all former National Weather Service directors
The five former directors released an open letter expressing concern about cuts to the NWS and the agency housing it.
Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters
An internal memo showed the National Weather Service stopped translating radio alerts in the southern region,
Why some storms brew up to extreme dimensions – and why it’s happening more often
As global temperatures rise, the warming air creates conditions that are more conducive to extreme precipitation.
NOAA’s workforce cuts could cost lives in Florida
We can thank NOAA and the National Weather Service for protecting our communities as weather events worsen.