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A Disaster 100 Years in the Making

Covid-19 and climate change are drastically intensifying insecurity in New Orleans.

by Eric Klinenberg via New York Review of Books on October 22, 2020

Goodbye to Good Earth

A Louisiana tribe’s long fight against the American tide.

by Boyce Upholt via Oxford American on September 3, 2019

Alaskan coastal town at the foot of snowy mountains.

How the Federal Government Became Responsible for Disaster Relief

The Alaska earthquake that put Washington in charge of natural disasters.

by Andrew Morris via Made By History on December 4, 2018

Aerial map showing New Orleans and steamboats on the Mississippi River.

How Humans Sank New Orleans

Engineering put the Crescent City below sea level. Now, its future is at risk.

by Richard Campanella via The Atlantic on February 6, 2018

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