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If you didn’t get an alert about extreme weather, you’re alone

Syndicated Columnist — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:02:00 +0000

by Mark Gongloff With the planet heating up and nature growing more deadly and destructive, new tools to help people gauge their climate risks are landing faster than DVD-sized hail […]

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Natural disasters unnaturally severe

Opinion, The Dominion Post — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:05:00 +0000

At the time of this writing, there were 21 fires burning over 11,000 acres in West Virginia, according to the Fire, Weather and Avalanche Center. The four largest are the […]

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We treat mass shootings like natural disasters

Syndicated Columnist — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 03:02:00 +0000

by Peter Hanink America witnessed yet another mass shooting on Wednesday, Oct. 25, this time in the small city of Lewiston, Maine. While people were shocked by the scale and […]

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How to help animals and their people recover from catastrophes

Syndicated Columnist — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:02:00 +0000

by Sarah DeYoung An estimated 3,000 pets were still missing more than a week after deadly wildfires ripped through Maui. When disasters of this magnitude strike, people often flee with […]

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When will these Americans get the support they need?

Syndicated Columnist — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 03:00:00 +0000

by Karina Nicole González On Sept. 18, nearly five years to the day of Hurricane Maria, the force of Hurricane Fiona and a fragile power grid plunged Puerto Rico into […]

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SBA offers assistance to those affected by flooding

The Dominion Post — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 00:43:00 +0000

Newsroom@DominionPost.com West Virginia businesses and residents affected by the July 29 flooding may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman recently […]

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No shelter from the storms: Climate change and homelessness

Syndicated Columnist — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 04:01:00 +0000

by Princella Talley Last month, when Winter Storm Uri hit the South and West, it caused deaths and massive power outages due to freezing temperatures. Nearly 80 people were reported […]

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This is the year that we learned that being prepared is really important

Submitted to The Dominion Post — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:41:39 +0000

by Mary Wade Burnside As wildfires rage on the West Coast and Hurricane Laura finishes making her way off the East Coast, it’s no wonder that September is National Preparedness […]

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