Climate Desk
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FEMA’s outdated flood maps made Houston’s bad situation worse
If FEMA can't keep up politically and financially, future victims of disaster will continue to be underprepared, inundated, and overwhelmed.
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Harvey is changing the way we feed people during disasters
It's hard to deliver food when roads have turned into rivers with white-capped waves.
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How Trump made it harder to rebuild a safe Houston
He weakened an important federal standard 10 days before the storm.
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Harvey triggered the release of more than a million pounds of toxic pollutants
74 incidents of excess air pollution have been reported since the storm hit.
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This low-income Houston neighborhood was recovering from last year’s flood. Then Harvey hit.
Many residents just don't have the resources to leave.
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Houston communities deal with ‘unbearable’ petrochemical smells
Possible suspects for the smell include nearby oil refineries, chemical plants, and gas facilities.
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Trump’s proposed cuts to weather research could make it much harder to prepare for storms
The cuts would cripple NOAA’s ability to keep afloat its satellites and data-gathering activities, affecting those depending on it when planning for snowstorms and hurricanes.
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Zinke doesn’t want to eliminate our beautiful national monuments, so he’s shrinking them
The Interior secretary is planning to make some changes.
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Trump halted a study of coal’s health effects in Appalachia
This is bad news for people living near mountaintop coal removal sites.
