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Hurricane Florence
December 25, 2018
Emily Atkin
‘We Have to Show People What’s Going On’
Climate change is making weather more extreme, and these two veteran photojournalists were on the frontlines in 2018.
October 10, 2018
Emily Atkin
In Defense of Politicizing Hurricanes
There’s nothing wrong with tying unfolding tragedies to climate change.
October 2, 2018
Emily Atkin
Another good reason to move Election Day: hurricanes.
September 26, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Hurricane Damage That Didn’t Have to Happen
Years of Republican rule in North Carolina left the state vulnerable to the predictable impacts of a storm like Florence.
September 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
Hurricane Florence Is a Category 5 Disaster
Why America should rethink how it talks about—and ranks—tropical storms
September 18, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Unequal Burden of Climate Change
Hurricane Florence and Super Typhoon Mangkhut laid bare the disproportionate consequences for poor communities.
September 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Devastating Slowness of Hurricane Florence
The historic storm has been pummeling the Carolinas for days, but officials say the worst impacts may be yet to come.
September 14, 2018
Emily Atkin
Behind Hurricane Florence’s Poop Lagoon Crisis, a Nation of Pork Lovers
The most disgusting threat posed by Hurricane Florence has a deep connection to our dinner plates.
September 13, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA is now monitoring 40 toxic sites in Hurricane Florence’s path.
September 13, 2018
Emily Atkin
Hurricane Florence could cause prescription drug shortages. But which drugs?
September 13, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump denies that Hurricane Maria killed thousands of people.
September 13, 2018
Emily Atkin
Hurricane Florence Is a Public Health Emergency, Too
With its hog manure pits, coal waste ponds, and toxic Superfund sites, North Carolina is among the worst places a major cyclone could hit.
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