Social Justice Inside the Organization Saving Disabled People During Hurricane Harvey An interview with Paul Timmons, co-founder of a non-profit that helps the most vulnerable escape from natural disasters. David M. Perry
Environment Hurricane Harvey Could Be the Strongest Storm to Hit the U.S. Since 2005 There's a massive storm coming to the Lone Star State. Is disaster relief prepared? Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Saving Lives by Predicting Global Drought Drought has long been hard to predict, but new research will now help forecasters develop early warnings. By… Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice ‘San Andreas’ Will Offer California a Much-Needed Reminder Disaster movies provide audiences more than just entertainment. Wes Judd
Economics Don’t Give in to Slacktivism, Donate to Nepal Relief Efforts Now Research shows people are much less likely to give to disaster relief efforts long after a galvanizing "start" date. Francie Diep
Economics Why Won’t the Red Cross Tell Us How It Spent Donations After Superstorm Sandy? Donors gave $312 million after the storm, but it’s not clear where exactly the money went. Justin Elliott & Jesse Eisinger
Environment Opting Out: Preparing for the End of the World As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland considers the extremes that preppers, or survivalists, are prepared for. Eva Holland
Economics Alarming post-Sandy Factoid: The National Flood Insurance Program is Still Broke If you ever want to have a really strange conversation with a politician, ask about floods. Rising water… Marc Herman
Social Justice Sarwidi Versus the Volcano An engineer’s radical idea to help people survive an eruption: stay put Marc Herman
Environment Antbots to the Rescue! An army of insect-sized robot rescuers may some day help save lives after a disaster. Erin Biba