natural disaster
Bahamas hurricane survivors are kicked off ferry over U.S. visa demands
On Sunday evening, more than 100 refugees were forced to disembark from a boat headed to Florida
September 9, 2019
September 9, 2019
How do you heal after losing a childhood home? In ‘The Yellow House,’ Sarah M. Broom wonders aloud.
Broom probes the history of her family and New Orleans East in a sweeping memoir
September 8, 2019
September 8, 2019
As Hurricane Dorian wreaked havoc on the Bahamas, one woman opened her home to 97 dogs
Chella Phillips runs a refuge for homeless and abandoned dogs
September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019
The unrest in Puerto Rico stems from the governor’s misogynistic text messages. But it goes far deeper than that.
The embarrassing exchanges unmasked a political class detached and indifferent to people still rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Maria
July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019
Rising death toll, expanding rescue efforts: The aftermath of Indonesia’s devastating tsunami
The death toll from the tsunami rose above 370 on Monday
December 24, 2018
December 24, 2018
We aren’t doing enough about climate change. Here’s how ordinary people can rise up together.
We must demand change together
A California family fled Camp Fire. Their home survived — and became a makeshift hospital.
Thirteen people took refuge from the fire in the family’s garage
November 21, 2018
November 21, 2018
They’re grieving a mass shooting — and contending with unprecedented wildfires
How Californians are trying to heal in the middle of a natural disaster
November 14, 2018
November 14, 2018
Californians are familiar with wildfires. But nothing like this, they say.
At least 31 have been killed in the Woolsey and Camp fires
November 12, 2018
November 12, 2018
