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Social Justice

What Harvey and Irma Taught Us About Using Social Media in Emergency Response

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.

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A Delta airlines plane is seen as it comes in for a landing at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Economics

Hurricane Irma Reveals Exploitative Pricing Strategies Common in Many Industries, Especially Airlines

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.

A man walks through his neighborhood in Orange, Texas, on September 7th, 2017.

Social Justice

What Do Harvey and Irma Mean for America’s Opioid Emergency?

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?

A house is inundated by flood waters caused by Hurricane Irma on September 12th, 2017, near Palatka, Florida.

Environment

‘I Don’t Expect the Season to Be Done’: A Hurricane Expert on What’s Still to Come

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

A couple leave their flooded home the morning after Hurricane Irma swept through the area on September 11th, 2017, in Fort Myers, Florida.

Environment

How Global Warming Could Push Hurricanes to New Regions

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

A satellite image shows Hurricane Irma passing the eastern end of Cuba on the morning of September 8th, 2017.

Environment

Clarifying the Links Between Climate Change and Fiercer Hurricanes

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

A person walks through a flooded street with a dog after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28th, 2017, in Houston, Texas.

Environment

Extreme Weather Can’t Shake Climate-Change Beliefs

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

Hurricane Harvey is photographed from the International Space Station as it intensified on its way toward the Texas coast on August 25th, 2017.

Environment

How to Plan for the Intensifying Hurricanes of a Warming World

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

Environment

Are the Virgin Islands Equipped to Handle Hurricane Irma?

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

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Environment

As Florida Braces for Hurricane Irma, Another Storm Is Forming in Its Wake

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