Natural Disasters

The charred remains of the Flores' Santa Rosa home is shown in photograph from October 14, 2017. Michella Flores, was in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire on the crowd, killing 58 and wounding hundreds. Days later, after returning home to Santa Rosa, California, she and her parents were forced to…

Even after the storm has passed, Hurricane Maria's devastating effects on Puerto Rico have been relentless. 10 People have come down with suspected leptospirosis (Weil's Disease). According to the CDC, "Weil's disease is a bacterial disease spread through the urine of infected animals." The…

ABC News- By KARMA ALLEN MORGAN WINSOR JULIA JACOBO Oct 13, 2017, 2:58 AM ET

Media Pictured: Northern California is being hit by ferocious wildfires, leading to more than a dozen deaths and some 20,000 evacuees. By Robin Lindsay and Sarah Stein Kerr on Publish Date October 9, 2017. Photo by Jim Wilson/The New York Times. For Full video, visit Times Video on The New York…

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Photo above: Heydee Perez, age 29, and her son, Yenel Calera, age 4 have not received any aid one week after Hurricane Maria. The roof of their home is gone and they have very little to eat. (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, September 27, 2017) With 95% of Puerto Rico's electrical grid down, beyond…

Mississippi has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Nate makes it way to a Category 1 storm. Officials believe this is the worst hurricane to ever hit Mississippi, with winds up to 85 miles per hour, since Hurricane Katrina. The hurricane is expected to displace 100,000 residents, as they…

By Russ Banham

Author: Mark Keim

Authror: Jessica Stillman

New York Times

Scenes of vulnerable people in Houston trapped in rapidly rising floodwaters are evoking memories of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster in which nearly 2,000 people died. The US government response to Katrina is widely seen as an abject failure that saw poorer, mainly black residents abandoned to…

The imminent landing of Category 4 Hurricane Harvey within Texas poses several questions regarding evacuation and disaster response among state and local officials. The severe hurricane and its subsequent aftermath is of particular concern to Houston, a city that has been historically susceptible to…