Hurricane Irma is a monster storm. Here’s where it might be headed.
Sep 1, 2017, 5:51 pm By Eric Holthaus
As the remnants of what was once Hurricane Harvey continue to move mercifully away from Texas,…Harvey stirs up a toxic, industrial soup
Sep 1, 2017, 5:31 pm By Amelia Urry
Texas is home to 28 oil refineries, more than any other state, along with half of U.S. chemical…Harvey stirs up a toxic, industrial soup
Sep 1, 2017, 5:31 pm By Amelia UrryTexas is home to 28 oil refineries, more than any other state, along with half of U.S. chemical…Can we not talk about Hurricane Harvey’s effect on car sales right now?
Sep 1, 2017, 4:26 pm By Grist staff
Especially if we don’t know what to say about it yet? Here’s a screenshot of a Google search for…A flooded chemical plant near Houston is just going to keep exploding.
Sep 1, 2017, 4:01 pm By Kate Yoder
On Thursday, explosions and black plumes of smoke were seen coming from a chemical plant in Crosby,…Trump’s Harvey aid donation is a drop in the bucket, compared to the storm’s real price tag.
Sep 1, 2017, 2:52 pm By Manola SecairaTrue, a $1 million donation isn’t anything to sneeze at (assuming he follows through with his…Helping Hurricane Harvey victims is a long game. Here’s where to start.
Sep 1, 2017, 1:04 pm By Ask Umbra®
Anyone trying to understand how, exactly, extreme weather affects different groups…Houston was built to flood. Here’s how to avoid building future Houstons.
Aug 31, 2017, 8:56 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Want to design a city to maximize flood damage? Start on very flat land — any kind of slope will…For the third time, one undocumented Houston family fled a hurricane
Aug 31, 2017, 7:14 pm By Gus Bova
Both undocumented Mexican immigrants, Lorenzo and Paulina fled Houston Friday with their three…How Trump made it harder to rebuild a safe Houston
Aug 31, 2017, 5:38 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of…Explosions strike chemical plant after floods in Crosby, Texas
Aug 31, 2017, 4:45 pm By Jim Malewitz
The owner of a flooded-out chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, said early Thursday it received reports…Harvey knocked out the water supply for thousands in Beaumont, Texas.
Aug 31, 2017, 3:40 pm By Kate Yoder
The storm made a second landfall Tuesday, pouring 26 inches on the oil town 100 miles east of…A little early for pumpkin spice, isn’t it?
Aug 31, 2017, 3:19 pm By Eve AndrewsOne way to think about climate change is that it makes everything topsy-turvy. What was snow is now…Harvey pummels east Texas oil towns as Houston begins to dry out
Aug 31, 2017, 12:55 pm By Eric Holthaus
At long last, skies are clearing over Houston. Yet the floodwaters have left an exacting mark, and…Harvey triggered the release of more than a million pounds of toxic pollutants
Aug 30, 2017, 4:59 pm By Emily Atkin
This story was originally published by New Republic and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…This low-income Houston neighborhood was recovering from last year’s flood. Then Harvey hit.
Aug 30, 2017, 4:24 pm By Nathalie Baptiste
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…These before-and-after GIFs show Harvey’s destruction on the Texas coast.
Aug 30, 2017, 4:10 pm By Manola SecairaBrian Kahn, a senior science writer for Climate Central, tweeted images compiled from National…Want to talk climate change with a Texan right now? Show some compassion first.
Aug 30, 2017, 3:26 pm By Cody Permenter
Sitting in my Seattle office, I’m 2,300 miles away from rising flood waters brought on by monster…Introducing Irma, a tropical storm picking up strength.
Aug 30, 2017, 3:19 pm By Kate YoderA system off the coast of Africa earned tropical storm status Wednesday morning, the National…After Harvey, Houston residents will deal with mosquitoes, polluted water, mold, and disease.
Aug 29, 2017, 4:42 pm By Amelia UrryAs floodwaters peak and recede over the coming weeks, there will be lots of standing water for…
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