Hurricane Laura’s Storm Surge Is Predicted to be “Unsurvivable”
People prepare to board a bus for evacuation before the arrival of hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 25, 2020.Andrew Caballero/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A 100-mile stretch from Texas to Louisiana is facing an “unsurvivable storm surge” as Hurricane Laura hurdles towards land…
A Hurricane, a Pandemic, and Trump: The Triple Crisis Is Barreling Down on Florida
Trump returning from playing golf at his Sterling, Va. course on August 1. Patrick Semansky, AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall sometime tonight near southeast Florida after causing landslides, power outages, and widespread flooding in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic,…
How a PG&E Contractor With a Sketchy Past Made Millions After California’s Deadliest Fire
A boy walks through the remains of his home, one of thousands destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, in November 2018, which was caused by PG&E electric lines. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom…
Wildland Firefighters Are Risking Their Mental Health
In 2015, Danny Brown discovered his friend, Dave Ruhl’s burnt corpse lying among the lava rocks after the Frog Fire erupted in Modoc National Forest in northern CA. For the past 4 years, Danny has not only battled PTSD and the effects of that traumatic day but also the BLM after they forced him into…
How a Decade of Neglect and Politics Undermined the CDC’s Fight Against Climate Change.
A student pauses in the misters in Orange, CA.Kevin Sullivan/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity and Columbia Journalism Investigations and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Charlie Rhodes lived alone on a tree-sparse street…
Mount St. Helens Is Going Green Again
Mount Saint Helens at sunrise.Greg Vaughn/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Atlas Obscura and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The most explosive volcanic eruptions are striking not just for their vivid pyrotechnic displays, or for the huge clouds…