FEMA Chief Blamed for Katrina Response Says the Same Problems Are Happening in Puerto Rico Former FEMA leader Michael Brown says some in Puerto Rico "haven't learned"... Former FEMA leader Michael Brown says some in Puerto Rico "haven't learned" the lessons of Katrina
How California Changed the Way the World Fights Fires Most of California is built to burn: it has fires to match its mountains Most of California is built to burn: it has fires to match its mountains
Where Hurricane Maria Fits in the History of Puerto Rico "It takes a crisis of major proportions like the one we’re facing now for t... "It takes a crisis of major proportions like the one we’re facing now for the federal authorities to pay attention," says one expert
How Colonial Systems Hurt the Caribbean's Ability to Weather Hurricanes In the wake of Hurricane Irma we are reminded that the effects of natural d... In the wake of Hurricane Irma we are reminded that the effects of natural disasters are never entirely natural
Where 2017's Hurricanes Fit in the Long History of American Climate Confusion "Our circumstances have changed a lot since early colonial times and the Li... "Our circumstances have changed a lot since early colonial times and the Little Ice Age. Unfortunately, our thinking about climate hasn’t"
The Woman Who Helped Change How Hurricanes Are Named U.S. weather officials have been giving hurricanes human names since the 19... U.S. weather officials have been giving hurricanes human names since the 1940s, but the original naming system drew the anger of activists
How Texas Rebuilt After the Deadliest Hurricane in U.S. History It hit Galveston in 1900 It hit Galveston in 1900