Indiana Storms: People Underwater, Without Power, Ignored
Historic Indiana storms and flooding in August 2026 killed seven and displaced 1,000 people after a derecho and 1-in-1,000-year rainfall.…
Can a Person Survive Inside a Tornado? This Scientist Did.
Can a person survive inside a tornado? Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science, Perry Samson got trapped inside a tornado—and lived…
The people behind America’s disaster recovery
From cleanup crews to powerline techs, these are the disaster recovery workers called in after catastrophe.
Frequent extreme weather events means more disaster recovery scams
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.
Clearing debris after a storm is big business. For some communities, it’s also a burden.
How the necessary work of clearing debris can make an even bigger mess.
The surprising reasons floods and other disasters are deadlier at night
It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a…
Disaster 101: How to Prepare for a Natural Disaster
With a government that is incompetent as it guts funding and personnel for essential services, it’s necessary for us to…
Trump Drops Deadly Decision, Satellite Termination Sparks Massive Panic
The Trump administration sparked panic when it announced an end to a DOD satellite program used to warn states of…
Prescient warnings about Helene didn’t reach people in harm’s way. 5 lessons for the next hurricane.
After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Hurricane Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained…
Trump Sweats as Laura Ingraham Fact-Checks Him Twice
Trump gets humiliated on live TV as Fox News’ Laura Ingraham fact-checks his pathetic lies about Kamala Harris’s hurricane response.
Greg Abbott Ditches Texas Residents in Catastrophic Decision
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ditches Texas residents during Hurricane Beryl and continued to be out of state to go to…
