On AlterNet: hurricanes

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

The 10 Worst Weather Disasters This Year and Why They Are Happening

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 12, 2011.

We've already had 10 disasters topping $1 billion each and it's only September -- what gives?

Can the People Who Live in Coastal Towns Ever Be Safe From Hurricanes?

Lizzy Ratner, AlterNet. October 9, 2008.

Environmental destruction is making it harder and harder to protect coastal dwellers and their communities.

McCain Needs to Do His Homework About Offshore Drilling and Environmental Safety

Pat Garofalo, ThinkProgress. July 20, 2008.

McCain claims that oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico "have survived, very successfully, the impacts of hurricanes." He's wrong.

As Climate Changes Threatens U.S. Gulf States, Federal Agencies Twiddle Thumbs

Chris Mooney, Science Progress. April 13, 2008.

We ought to be outraged at how poor a job our government is doing when it comes to processing information about global warming.

Yee-Haw! More Hostage Taking! This Time Over Disaster Relief

Steven D., December 31, 1969.