Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.
Our partners at The Texas Tribune have been working tirelessly to document the devastation wrought by floods in Central Texas and the Hill Country. The Tribune’s coverage has been essential, and it has assembled a guide on ways to give and receive help.
As Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming.
Listen to one survivor’s firsthand account of loss, devastation and hope that changes will be made to protect the future of inland communities like his own in Cattail Creek.
