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Fishing boats an debris deposited in an Alaska village by the earthquake.

At the Very Beginning of the Great Alaska Earthquake

People’s stories described a sluggish process of discovery: you had to discover the earthquake, even though it had already been shaking you for what felt like a very long time.
by Jon Mooallem via Literary Hub on March 24, 2020
Cars and buildings sink into the fault line of the Alaska earthquake.

In a Disaster, Humans Can Behave … Pretty Well, Actually

In his new book, Jon Mooallem tells the story of the Great Alaska Earthquake and Genie Chance, the woman whose voice on the radio held everyone together.
by Jon Mooallem, Sarah Fallon via Wired on March 19, 2020
Spencer Dam destroyed by floodwaters.

The Missouri River Flood Hits a Historic Native American Homeland

In the wake of devastating floods, one writer reflects on the importance of place to Great Plains Indians.
by Ian Frazier via The New Yorker on April 3, 2019
Firefighters cutting a trench as a blaze approaches.

The Case for Letting Malibu Burn

Many of California’s native ecosystems evolved to burn. But modern fire suppression creates fuel for catastrophic fires. Is it time for a change?
by Mike Davis via Longreads on December 4, 2018
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“Natural” Disasters

A collection of stories about previous generations’ ways of dealing with meteorological calamity and its aftermath..
Alaskan coastal town at the foot of snowy mountains.
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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

California Wildfires Have Been Fought by Prisoners Since World War II

The war had turned forestry work into a form of civil defense, and prisoners a new army on the home front.
by Volker Janssen via HISTORY on November 13, 2018
People stand among the ruins of the Haitian village of Petit-Trou-de-Nippes after it is leveled by a hurricane.

The Unlearned Lesson of Hurricane Maria

A hurricane historian talks about the still-unfolding disaster in Puerto Rico.
by Stuart B. Schwartz, Adam Behrman via Edge Effects on September 4, 2018

California Burning

Wildfires in the American West are becoming ever more prevalent and destructive. How did we get to this point?
by William Finnegan via New York Review of Books on July 28, 2018
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The Wildfire That Burned Yellowstone and set off a Media Firestorm

30 years ago, it was a huge fire in Yellowstone National Park that stoked media attention and political controversy.
via Retro Report on July 9, 2018

How George S. Patton Took on the Lava with Bombs

In 1935, as lava from Mauna Loa advanced on Hilo, the not-yet-famous Army general was called to the rescue.
by Allyson Chiu via Washington Post on May 17, 2018

U.S. Wildfire Causes 1980-2016

Lighting, trash burning, powerlines, playing with matches – how do they rank as causes of wildfire?
by Jill Hubley via Jill Hubley.com on December 7, 2017
Buildings destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico’s Hurricane María Proves Once Again that Natural Disasters Are Never Natural

Today's rhetoric about dependency and disaster relief echoes a conversation from more than a century ago.
by Stuart B. Schwartz via HNN on October 2, 2017

How Puerto Rico Recovered Before

The island’s New Deal history offers an alternative to disaster capitalism.
by Kate Aronoff via In These Times on September 26, 2017

Why Would Anyone In Puerto Rico Want A Hurricane? Because Someone Will Get Rich.

How tax breaks and a quasi-colonial status make the island vulnerable to disasters.
by Yarimar Bonilla via Washington Post on September 22, 2017

The 1938 Hurricane That Revived New England's Fall Colors

An epic natural disaster restored the forest of an earlier America.
by Stephen Long via What It Means to Be American on September 21, 2017
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Was It Bad Luck or Climate Change?

Our circumstances have changed a lot since early colonial times. Unfortunately, our thinking about climate hasn’t changed enough.
by Sam White via HNN on September 17, 2017

The Flood Blues

How floods have united people of color from the Gulf Coast states for nearly a century.
by Tyina Steptoe via Process: A Blog for American History on September 15, 2017
Hurricane Irma in Miami.
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The Cost of Coastal Capitalism: How Greedy Developers Left Miami Ripe for Destruction

Building on vulnerable coastlines isn't about ignorance or hubris — it's about profit.
by Andrew W. Kahrl via Made By History on September 12, 2017

A Requiem for Florida, the Paradise That Should Never Have Been

As Hurricane Irma prepares to strike, it’s worth remembering that Mother Nature never intended us to live here.
by Michael Grunwald via Politico Magazine on September 8, 2017

Thirty Years of Atlantic Hurricanes

A history of every Atlantic storm tracked by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 1987.
by Chris Canipe via Axios on September 7, 2017

100 Years of Hurricanes, Animated

Based on a century's worth of NOAA data.
by Topi Tjukanov via Reddit on September 4, 2017

The Secret History of FEMA

The federal agency in charge of hurricane Harvey cleanup has a weird Cold War legacy.
by Garrett M. Graff via Wired on September 3, 2017
People carrying bodies from hurricane wreckage.

How Texas Rebuilt After the Deadliest Hurricane in U.S. History

The 12-year process of creating a "new normal" in Galveston.
by Olivia B. Waxman via TIME on August 29, 2017
JFK accompanies a man and woman walking through the wreckage of a tornado.
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How Farmers Convinced Scientists to Take Climate Change Seriously

Rural Americans once led the fight to link extreme weather like Hurricane Harvey and human activity. What changed?
by Justin McBrien via Made By History on August 27, 2017

What Good Is Fear?

As we face down the threat of climate change, it’s worth considering how fear of nuclear war has spurred humanity into action.
by Rebecca Onion via Slate on July 20, 2017

A Devastating Mississippi River Flood That Uprooted America's Faith in Progress

The 1927 disaster exposed a country divided by stereotypes, united by modernity.
by Susan Scott Parrish via Zócalo Public Square on April 14, 2017
Connaught steam boat launch

The Wreck

On the eve of the Civil War, a nightmare at sea turned into one of the greatest rescues in maritime history.
by David Wolman via The Atavist on February 27, 2017

The Devastating 1889 Johnstown Flood Killed Over 2,000 People in Minutes

When a dam gave way after unprecedented rainfall, it sent a wall of water barreling toward a Pennsylvania town of 30,000 people.
by Alex Q. Arbuckle via Mashable on February 5, 2017

The Untold Story of the Iraq War’s Disastrous Toll on the City of New Orleans

The Bush administration thought an elective war would make America safer. Then Katrina hit.
by Paul A. Kramer via Slate on September 7, 2016

Public Health and the Dead at Johnstown

How do we humanely bury the dead after a disaster?
by Vicki Daniel via Nursing Clio on December 2, 2015
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