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“It’s raining today, and I’m anxious every time it rains,” Marya, a Hurricane Helene survivor, told us. “I don’t trust the mountains to stay where they are. I don’t trust the trees to stay where they are. Rain isn’t just a pretty noise. It’s a threat.” One year ago, Hurricane Helene’s heavy rains and fierce […]
Eight years ago, on September 19, 2017, Mexico was struck by its second major earthquake in less than two weeks. Just 12 days earlier, an 8.2-magnitude quake had devastated the state of Chiapas. Then, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake near Axochiapan, Morelos, only 75 miles from Mexico City, brought new destruction to the heart of the country. […]
In the remote mountain villages of Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, two powerful earthquakes struck within days of each other, silencing daily life and reducing entire communities to piles of stone and mud. More than 2,200 lives have been lost, 3,600 people injured, and tens of thousands displaced. In some districts, over 90% of homes have been […]
What It Was Like On the Ground Following Katrina When relief volunteers arrived in neighborhoods hit by Katrina, the scenes were staggering. Entire streets were engulfed in the stench of mold. Homes were ripped off their foundations and had floated several blocks from their original foundations. Cars and boats were scattered where the floodwaters had […]