hurricanes
What It's Like When a Climate Disaster Permanently Alters Your Life
Six people told VICE how, when your income or health is still devastated long after a wildfire or flood, “recovery” feels like a fallacy.
Floating Drone Captures First-Ever Footage From Inside a Hurricane at Sea
Warning: May induce extreme nausea.
Hurricane Ida Leaves a Million People Without Power, Total Damage Still Unknown
New Orleans is surveying the damage after one of the strongest hurricanes on record hit Louisiana.
Climate Change Added $8.1 Billion to Hurricane Sandy's Economic Damage, Study Finds
Damages from Hurricane Sandy in the New York tri-state area were about 13 percent higher as a result of human-linked sea level rise.
Scientists Discover Massive 'Space Hurricane' Above Earth
The space hurricane is similar to regular hurricanes in many ways, except at much higher altitudes and raining electrons instead of water.
The Housing Market Is Fueling Our Collective Climate Denial
People are building houses in the path of future floods and fires, ignoring a huge amount of risk.
FEMA ‘Buy-Outs’ of Flood-Prone Homes Are More Likely in Richer, Densely Populated Areas
A new Science Advances study found that poor neighborhoods in richer, more densely populated areas are more likely to implement voluntary buy-outs of flood prone areas than, say, poor neighborhoods in poor areas.
The Hidden Psychological Crisis That Hurricanes Leave in Their Wake
Some local Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas are hoping to address the PTSD that results from our increasingly frequent weather disasters.
Rick Ross Got Extremely High With Bon Iver and Had No Idea Who He Was
"This hippy motherfucker ended up being Justin Vernon of the band Bon Iver."
Dorian Is Still Not Projected to Hit Alabama, Despite Trump's Sharpie Map
It’s also unclear why Trump would be showing a week-old projection during Wednesday's “update.”
So, Here’s Why You Probably Don’t Want to Nuke a Hurricane
We can't believe we have to say this, but it's not a good idea.
Tropical Storm Barry Is a Huge Test for New Orleans’ Flood System
The National Weather Service is projecting a “life-threatening storm surge” and rains on par with Hurricanes Harvey and Florence.