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An Eco-Friendly Solution to Coastal Hazards
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, a study suggests that conservation can protect potential storm victims
Tornadoes Were Just the Beginning. This Hurricane Season Is Going to be Stormy
The tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma may have caused more than $2 billion in damages. But that could pale in comparison to the destruction coming our way this hurricane season.
Tornado-Proofing Cities in the Age of Extreme Weather
Tornadoes will happen—and some towns, like Moore, may even be hit multiple times. But there are steps we can take to make homes and schools more resistant to tornadoes—and ensure that people survive the next twister, even if …
The Oklahoma Mega-Twister Is More Weather Than Climate Change
The unusually powerful tornado that killed more than 30 people in Oklahoma naturally raises worries that climate change could be bringing stronger storms. But the science doesn’t yet support that.
Fast, Cheap, Dead: Shopping and the Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Nearly 400 people were killed when a textile factory near Dhaka collapsed. It’s the worst disaster in the history of clothing manufacturing. How much blame do consumers deserve?
Why Seeing Is Believing—Usually—When It Comes to Climate Change
When people have personal experience with climate change, they tend to become believers—unless they were already skeptics. Will extreme weather events like Sandy be enough to change the equation on climate change belief?
Watch the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season in 4.5 Minutes
This year’s storms in video format
Hurricane Sandy Will Put a Rickety Power Grid to the Test
The U.S. power grid is a 20th century technology powering a 21st century country. Why Hurricane Sandy will stress it to the limit
Frankenstorm: Why Hurricane Sandy Could Be the Perfect Storm, Part II
You can call it the Frankenstorm, or the Snowicane, or the Snow’easter or just plain old Sandy. But whatever you name it, the mega-storm that now seems likely to blast much of the East Coast next week could be a natural disaster …