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Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swathe through Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk,.
Environment

Will Climate Change Create Deadlier Tropical Storms?

New research suggests that, due to global warming, storm-related deaths in developing nations could increase by as much as 52 percent.

By Gianluca Cerullo
Indian residents ride on a bike along a flooded road after Cyclone Fani landfall in Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, on May 3rd, 2019.
The Week in Photos

Cyclone Fani Hits India (in Photos)

The cyclone could be one of the strongest storms to hit the Indian subcontinent in decades.

By Leah Dunlevy
People scale a broken bridge, damaged during Cyclone Idai, to cross the Lucite River on March 26th, 2019, outside of Magaro, Mozambique. The storm caused the river to overflow and flood nearby villages. At least 156 bodies have been found in the surrounding area.
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Viewfinder: Cyclone Survivors in Mozambique

People scale a broken bridge, damaged during Cyclone Idai, to cross the Lucite River on March 26th, 2019, outside of Magaro, Mozambique.

By Pacific Standard Staff
People collect metal sheets from a damaged supermarket to re-build their destroyed houses following the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique, on March 21st, 2019.
Environment

Why Tropical Cyclone Idai Had Such a Devastating Impact

The storm provides a grim prospect of the future of tropical cyclones in a region under continued threat from climate change.

By Jennifer Fitchett
Timber company workers stand stranded on a damaged road on March 18th, 2019, at Charter Estate, in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, after Cyclone Idai ripped across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. The Red Cross has reported at least 215 deaths, and President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique said he fears the death toll may reach over 1,000. Cyclone Idai tore into the center of Mozambique on the night of March 14th before barreling into neighboring Zimbabwe, bringing flash floods and ferocious winds, and washing away roads and houses.
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Viewfinder: Cyclone Idai's Devastating Damage in Zimbabwe

Timber company workers stand stranded on a damaged road on March 18th, 2019, at Charter Estate, in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, after Cyclone Idai ripped across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

By Pacific Standard Staff
A wave crashes over a home on Lighthouse Road as a massive winter storm begins to bear down on the region on January 4th, 2018, in Scituate, Massachusetts. The "bomb cyclone" was expected to dump heavy snows in New England as the storm system moved up the U.S. east coast.
Environment

What Happens When a Cyclone Becomes a 'Bomb'?

Americans in the storm's path can expect major travel disruptions, potential power outages, and risks to livestock.

By Russ Schumacher
A damaged section of the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's northeastern coast.
Environment

Coral Reefs Are Increasingly Threatened by the One-Two Punch of Cyclones and Bleaching

But scientists are having a hard time illustrating these problems as shifting baselines continue to redefine what is considered normal for reef health.

By Todd Woody