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How Texas Is Trying to Pioneer a Disaster Preparedness Path
Experts say that the results have been mixed.
For Boston Climate Resilience, It’s Full Steam Ahead
But some warn that efforts could make inequality worse.
Texas Has a Multibillion Dollar Plan to Protect from Hurricane Storm Surge
But there's a growing chorus of coastal Texas residents who have rallied against it.
Lessons Learned from “Disaster Tech for Resilient People”
How Does a Town With 37 Languages Prepare for Emergencies?
While Oklahomans have more access to weather information than ever, communicating threats is hard in a town with more than 30 languages.
On Harvey’s Anniversary, Houstonians Set to Decide on Historic Flood Control Bond
Harris County voters head to the polls to decide on a $2.5 billion bond that would finance flood control projects. But is it enough?
Torrents of Water and Trickles of Data
Natural disasters are on the rise in the United States, but first responders may lack the basic information they need to be ready.
Plum Island Residents Weigh ‘Green’ Or ‘Gray’ Infrastructure in Struggle Against Erosion
Residents of Plum Island hope that grass will lend their homes protection in their long struggle against erosion.
New America Announces the Recipients of the Weather Eye Award for Local Reporting
The Weather Eye Award is a one-year partnership with three local reporters who have a strong commitment to disaster resilience.
Building Grid Resiliency
A summary of three innovative and replicable recommendations for Puerto Rico's electricity grid.
Weather Eye: Stories from the Front
How communities are preparing for the next big weather disaster, as told by the people who live there.
Dangerous Weather from Sea to Shining Sea
Demographics and weather are shifting in the United States—and we need to adapt our weather resiliency techniques along with it.
YIMBY
A very personal lesson in the severe weather we're studying
A Firsthand Account on the Complexity of Weather
We traveled to Portland, Maine in the middle of a snowstorm and learned a thing or two about the weather.