hurricane florence (2018)

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As storms keep coming, FEMA spends billions in ‘cycle’ of damage and repair
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As storms keep coming, FEMA spends billions in ‘cycle’ of damage and repair

FEMA has paid out billions for disaster recovery efforts. But many projects seem to be undertaken in defiance of climate change, leaving structures nearly as vulnerable as before.
As storms keep coming, FEMA spends billions in ‘cycle’ of damage and repair
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As storms keep coming, FEMA spends billions in ‘cycle’ of damage and repair

FEMA has paid out billions for disaster recovery efforts. But many projects seem to be undertaken in defiance of climate change, leaving structures nearly as vulnerable as before.
Solar energy largely unscathed by Hurricane Florence’s wind and rain
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Solar energy largely unscathed by Hurricane Florence’s wind and rain

In North Carolina, the #2 solar state, Florence was the first extreme weather test for much of its renewable energy. Nuclear and coal ash had flood problems.
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Gail Collins: Of time, tides and Trump.
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Gail Collins: Of time, tides and Trump.

The ocean is rising, but at least we’ve got hot dogs.
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Humans are making hurricanes worse. Here’s how
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Humans are making hurricanes worse. Here’s how

We’re making natural disasters unnaturally harmful, scientists say. And the number of ways we’re doing it is fairly astonishing.
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