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Britain Is Suffering a Biscuit Shortage and People Are Freaking Out
Due to recent flooding, the United Biscuits factory in Carlisle was forced to close, leading to nationwide shortages of ginger nuts and custard creams.
Search Is On for Survivors of Deadly Flood in US Polygamous Stronghold
A flash flood warning is in place until noon on Tuesday, but rescue crews and search teams are still scouring the area with tracking dogs and drones.
All the Reasons Why Zoos Should Be Banned
I'm no big animal-rights campaigner, but I do trust facts delivered by experts, and the facts tell me that zoos are just a really terrible idea.
Drought-Stricken California Farmers Are Selling Water Instead of Crops
It's a short term solution to easing the tension between the state’s water woes and agricultural needs.
Water-Strapped California Is All Out of Snow
The snow that provides about 30 percent of California’s water didn’t fall this winter.
Photographing Fiji’s Sinking Island Communities
Climate change is literally washing low-lying seaside villages away.
How Climate Change Will Be a Disaster for Australia
From bushfires to falling food production and public transport breakdowns, Australia will be one of the most affected countries in the world.
The Calgary Flood Has Inspired Some Terrible Songs
Natural disasters have a tendency to bring people closer together, particularly when that togetherness comes in the form of uniting musicians to record disaster-themed tribute tracks. Unfortunately for the Calgary Flood, the tribute songs have been...
I Woke Up and Calgary Was Flooded
When I woke up in downtown Calgary on Friday morning, I was in the middle of the evacuation zone in an apartment building with no electricity.
The Chancers Getting Rich from Natural Disasters
And hey, what's so bad about exploiting tragedy anyway?
Mars in Nebraska: After the Forgotten Flood of 2011
“Let me run two fears by you and let me know if they’re legitimate,” says Ryan over the din at Jake’s in Omaha. The bar was packed on the day after Christmas with people we either recognized from high school, or who were Conor Oberst. Ryan...