Hurricane Irma

FEMA and the Red Cross talk a good game, but the disability community is skeptical.

• By David M. Perry

And many of the regions hit hardest by last year's historic hurricane season haven't fully recovered yet.

• By Kate Wheeling

The total cost of $306 billion was mostly attributed to hurricanes and wildfires.

• By Max Ufberg

Meet the people working to fix America's disability disaster response after a year of dire weather.

• By David M. Perry

Advocates say an agreement on Loss and Damage is crucial for less-wealthy countries. But where's the cash?

• By Eric J. Lyman

Scientists are using satellites to identify where increasing sea levels could result in the most destructive storm surge as hurricanes grow more powerful due to climate change.

• By Erica Cirino

The deepening humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico reveals a disaster response that is categorically different from the actions taken in the wake of hurricanes that struck the continental U.S. recently.

• By Kriston Capps

Fuel shortages linked to the two recent hurricanes hindered evacuation and now recovery, highlighting our dependency on a fragile resource.

• By Laura Bliss

Only a broken system locks up homeless people to keep them safe.

• By David M. Perry

Updating best practices in the aftermath of relief efforts can take years to coordinate. But emergency responders are finding that social media is an effective component for relief efforts.

• By Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

The practice, called dynamic pricing, is intended to ration scarce goods and services, but it primarily harms consumers by making it easier for companies to fleece them.

• By Ramsi Woodcock

Trump's commission on addiction recommended last month that he declare opioid overdoses a national emergency. With the U.S. sustaining two major hurricanes in just a few weeks, is that still a good idea?

• By Francie Diep

Pacific Standard spoke with a hurricane forecasting expert on this record-breaking storm season and what might still be in store.

• By Kate Wheeling

Shifts in hemispheric weather patterns may steer tropical systems toward the poles—bad news for New York, New England, and Western Europe.

• By Bob Berwyn

As Atlantic hurricanes intensify, it's clear that failing to act on science will increase the risks from future storms.

• By Bob Berwyn

New research finds attitudes toward climate-change mitigation are only minimally and fleetingly affected by severe weather.

• By Tom Jacobs

As hurricanes intensify, the president cuts science funding and talk-radio hosts cry conspiracy.

• By Bob Berwyn

The U.S. Virgin Islands sit squarely in Hurricane Alley. Irma will test the storm-weathered islands' limits.

• By Kate Wheeling

Irma is already projected to be the strongest hurricane recorded outside of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

• By Kate Wheeling