Hurricane Ian
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Should Coastal Communities Rebuild or Retreat After Hurricane Ian?
The benefits and challenges of moving communities to safer ground.
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Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath: A Rising Death Toll and Questions About Preparedness
A disaster preparedness expert weighs in on the many factors that can complicate decisions around evacuations and preparedness.
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Here’s What We Know About How Climate Change Fuels Hurricanes
When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, it was one of the United States’ most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world.
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Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather: Protection, Recovery, and Reconstruction
When a weather disaster happens every hundred years, it is an emergency. When it happens every year, it is a routine, periodic occurrence from which we need to protect ourselves.
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Catastrophe Looms as Surge From Hurricane Ian Meets Fast-Growing Florida
This is a worst-case clash between an explosive storm and communities that grew explosively in a hurricane hiatus.
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