“The search for the eighth wonder of the world.”
natural disaster
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The Future of Climate Change Is on Mauritius
“Freak tornadoes, ‘explosions’ of jellyfish, flash floods and dried up pumps.”
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Mapping the Unmapped
“Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?”
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Mothering at the End of the World
“We went to North Carolina to see how mothers carry on when their world comes crashing down. Sometimes they hold each other.”
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Four Lost Pregnancies. Five Weeks of IVF Injections. One Storm.
“A couple spent years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to have a baby. Then Hurricane Ian hit.”
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The Year of Silt
“Twelve months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, many people are still fighting to return home.”
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Boots on the Ground
“As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity.”
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Identity Crisis
“In a checklist of responses to a large-scale disaster, victim identification comes low down the pecking order.”
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Heroes of the Hurricane
When a storm surge swept dozens of wild horses and cattle from the coast of North Carolina, no one expected there to be survivors. Then hoofprints appeared in the sand.