On AlterNet: hurricane

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "hurricane"

In Mississippi, Latinos Rebuild The Coast and Revitalize The Economy, But Are Still Targeted by Harsh Raids

Marcelo Ballve, New American Media. September 15, 2011.

Since 2005, Hispanics have been pouring into Mississippi, helping to rebuild the coast and comprising a vital force in the state's economy.

How Global Warming Will Make Hurricanes Like Irene Worse

Joe Romm, ThinkProgress. August 29, 2011.

Climate science suggests that global warming may lead to more and more extreme weather events like Hurricane Irene.

As Hurricane Irene Hits the East Coast, Let's Not Forget the Lessons of the Last Big Storm to Shake America

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 26, 2011.

Hurricane Katrina hit nearly 6 years ago. As the Northeast readies for a major storm, who's being left out of the disaster preparation?

Floods, Earthquakes, Landslides: Are We to Blame for So Many Disasters?

Bill McKibben, The Guardian. April 4, 2011.

We are remaking the world, and quickly; we are stumbling into a new way of thinking about disaster, where neither God nor nature, but man is to blame.

Five Things You Need to Know about Hurricanes

Carl Pope, Huffington Post. September 8, 2008.

Three years after Katrina and a week since Gustav, we are in need of a sobering reminder of some basic truths.

From the Bayou to Baghdad: Mission Not Accomplished

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. September 5, 2007.

Bush flew from the bayou to Baghdad as a People's Hurricane tribunal in New Orleans put every level of government on trial. What was the verdict?

Post-Hurricane Help

Environment News ServiceSeptember 4, 2005.

As Katrina's damage grows worse, more and more foreign governments are lining up to help America in its time of need.