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Worshipers attend Sunday service in the parking lot of Hiland Park Baptist Church on October 14th, 2018, in Panama City, Florida. The church building was damaged by Hurricane Michael.

Viewfinder: Holding Church Service in the Wake of Hurricane Michael

Worshipers attend Sunday service in the parking lot of Hiland Park Baptist Church on October 14th, 2018, in Panama City, Florida. The church building was damaged by Hurricane Michael.

Pacific Standard Staff

Damaged buildings and a flooded street are seen after Hurricane Michael passed through the downtown area of Panama City, Florida, on October 10th, 2018. The hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 storm.

Viewfinder: Hurricane Michael Hits Land

Damaged buildings and a flooded street are seen after Hurricane Michael passed through the downtown area of Panama City, Florida, on October 10th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Hurricane Michael storm surge map from NOAA

Environment

This Map Shows the Areas Most Vulnerable to Storm Surges From Hurricane Michael

A state of emergency has been declared in 35 counties in Florida.

Activists in Los Angeles call for supporting Puerto Rico on September 23rd, 2018, one year after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.

Social Justice

How Neglect and Indifference Killed Puerto Ricans After Hurricane Maria

A new project reveals the extent of preventable deaths in the wake of the 2017 hurricane.

Leo Abad, 59, has already begun work fixing his home. He says it will take a month to fix.

Environment

How People in the Philippines Are Coping After Typhoon Mangkhut

Scenes from the devastation—and snapshots of the individuals working to rebuild.

A resident walks from her flooded house toward the crew of the Cajun Navy in Lumberton, North Carolina, on September 15th, 2018, in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

News in Brief

There’s a Sociological Explanation for Why People Rush in to Help Communities Struck by Disaster

"Mass assault" may sound like a felony, but it's actually an exercise in mass healing.

Billy Hardee removes valuables from his home as floodwater from Hurricane Florence rises at Aberdeen Country Club on September 20th, 2018, in Longs, South Carolina.

Historic Floodwaters Inundate the Carolinas (in Photos)

Though the storm has passed, flooding and evacuations continue as rivers swell.

People walk through a flooded neighborhood after heavy rains brought on by Hurricane Florence on September 19th, 2018, in Lumberton, North Carolina.

The Damage From Hurricane Florence Is Still Growing

An accounting of the ongoing damages, from failing dams to coal-ash ponds.

Isamar holds her nine-month-old baby at their makeshift home in San Isidro, Puerto Rico, on December 23rd, 2017.

Social Justice

One Year After Hurricane Maria, Women’s Health Providers in Puerto Rico Report a ‘Slow’ Recovery Process

Pacific Standard spoke with Blanca Cuevas, the director of a reproductive health non-profit based on the island.

People pay homage to earthquake victims in Mexico City on September 19th, 2018, on the anniversary of two deadly earthquakes that hit Mexico: one in 2017 that claimed 369 lives, and another that killed more than 5,000 people on the same date in 1985. A year ago, residents of Mexico City had just finished the earthquake drill they hold every September 19th in memory of 1985, when, some two hours later, the ground started shaking violently.

Viewfinder: Mexico Commemorates Earthquake Victims

People pay homage to earthquake victims in Mexico City on September 19th, 2018, on the anniversary of two deadly earthquakes.

Pacific Standard Staff