Hurricane Helene — Bunk History

Destruction in the aftermath of the Galveston disaster, 1900.

Lessons from America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster

The 1900 Galveston hurricane changed the way we deal with severe weather. But as Hurricane Helene showed, there are still lessons to be learned.

by Teresa Bitler via The Saturday Evening Post on December 2, 2024

View of mountains on the horizon

Who Owns the Mountains?

Hurricane Helene has revived urgent questions about the politics of land — and tourism — in Appalachia.

by Olivia Paschal via New York Review of Books on November 3, 2024

Debris from hurricane Helene.

America Forgot a Crucial Lesson From Hurricanes of the Past

History reveals that even weakening storms do catastrophic damage when they hit mountainous regions.

by Justin McBrien via Made By History on October 9, 2024

A close up picture of an heirloom peach grown by the Muscogee in Oklahoma.

Meet the Peach That Traveled the Trail of Tears and the Tribal Elders Working to Save It

The “Indian peach” survived a genocide—but can it withstand climate change?

by Taylar Dawn Stagner via Mother Jones on November 24, 2024

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