Environment

Are We Ready for the Financial Hurricane?

Lois Parshley / The Lever Oct 18, 2024 How devastating hurricanes such as Milton and Helene could trigger the next big economic crisis. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Hurrican Flooding Water Under The Bridge?

Peter Kuper Oct 17, 2024 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Desert Island Climate Change Denier

Christopher Weyant Oct 14, 2024 Dig deeper

Economic Justice

‘Claim Denied’: The Not-So-Good Hands of Allstate

Sam Pizzigati / Inequality.org Oct 14, 2024 Insurance industry execs should be fighting fossil-fuel powerhouses, not shortchanging policyholders. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Companies That Fought Climate Action Accused of Price Gouging Hurricane Milton Evacuees

Sharon Kelly / DeSmog Oct 14, 2024 For years, United, American and other airlines have led massive lobbying efforts against regulations to prevent climate change. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

Helene and Milton, Harbingers of Climate Chaos

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now! Oct 11, 2024 The back-to-back devastating storms make clear that the climate crisis is real and serious action must be taken to address it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Category 5 Hurricane Donald

Dave Whamond Oct 10, 2024 Dig deeper

Prison Reform

Caught in the Storm: How Florida Prisons Responded to Hurricane Milton

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Ethan Corey, Meg O'Connor / The Appeal Oct 10, 2024 More than 20,000 people are incarcerated in counties that were subject to evacuation orders. Many officials refused to evacuate them. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Science

How Milton Exploded Into an ‘Extraordinary’ Hurricane

Matt Simon / Grist Oct 9, 2024 The storm intensified faster than any scientists have witnessed in the Atlantic basin. It may be a harbinger of supercharged hurricanes to come. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )