French Flash Floods Kill at Least 11

By AURELIEN BREEDEN
NYT Europe
Torrential rains in the southwestern Aude region turned small rivers into raging torrents, flooding towns, cutting off roads and trapping people in their cars or homes.
Published date: October 15, 2018 at 07:00PM
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Why We Ride Out Life-Threatening Storms and Do Other Crazy Things

By MALCOLM ROBERTS
NYT
It’s the absolute bane of the insurance industry.
Published date: October 11, 2018 at 06:05PM
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Hurricane Michael: How to Prepare and Stay Safe

By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA and JOHN SCHWARTZ
NYT
Officials said it was too late for Florida Panhandle residents to evacuate their homes and advised them to shelter in place. Here are some tips if you’re in the path of the storm.
Published date: October 10, 2018 at 08:33PM
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Florence’s Slow-Motion Havoc Leaves Thousands of Evacuees in Limbo

By ALAN BLINDER and CHRIS DIXON
NYT
The storm’s prodigious rainfall continues to swell rivers in the Carolinas, leaving evacuees stuck in shelters and driving more people from their homes.
Published date: September 26, 2018 at 08:20PM
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Hurricane Florence Has Gone, but Challenges for the Carolinas Have Just Begun

By ALAN BLINDER and RICHARD FAUSSET
NYT
Already the emergency and recovery response is staggering in scope, and the threats have not abated.
Published date: September 22, 2018 at 05:02PM
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Submerged by Florence, North Carolina’s Rural Towns Fight for Attention

By JACK HEALY
NYT
Out of sight of the national spotlight on the devastation of Hurricane Florence, many small towns worry about being washed away unnoticed.
Published date: September 20, 2018 at 10:24PM
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Touring Storm Damage in the Carolinas, Trump Follows His Own Script

By MARK LANDLER
NYT Politics
Other presidents have treated natural disaster tours as dignified, even grave affairs. President Trump has deployed humor, enthusiasm and a talent for always finding a silver lining.
Published date: September 19, 2018 at 06:35PM
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Millions of Carolina Homes Are at Risk of Flooding. Only 335,000 Have Flood Insurance.

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
NYT
Here’s why the federal flood insurance program won’t pick up the slack.
Published date: September 19, 2018 at 10:47PM
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Humans Are Making Hurricanes Worse. Here’s How.

By JOHN SCHWARTZ
NYT
We’re making natural disasters unnaturally harmful, scientists say. And the number of ways we’re doing it is fairly astonishing.
Published date: September 19, 2018 at 09:58PM
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The Trouble With Florence, and a New Set of Eyes in Space

By JOHN SCHWARTZ
NYT
This week: A look at what kind of trouble the record-breaking rainfall from Hurricane Florence might cause, a new climate satellite, and one thing you can do.
Published date: September 19, 2018 at 08:14PM
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Hurricane Florence Updates: Several Dead, Power Failures and Catastrophic Flooding

By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, RICHARD FAUSSET and TYLER PAGER
NYT
Fierce rains were likely to produce “catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding,” the National Hurricane Center said.
Published date: September 15, 2018 at 12:45PM
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Hurricane Florence Live Updates: Water Rescues Underway in North Carolina

By THE NEW YORK TIMES
NYT
Florence is lumbering along the coastline, dumping rain and battering the Carolinas with heavy winds.
Published date: September 14, 2018 at 12:04PM
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When You’re Elderly and Ill and a Storm Is Coming

By RONI CARYN RABIN
NYT Live
In the face of a storm, many people who are older and chronically ill either cannot or will not leave. The best bet is to make an emergency kit, plan ahead and stay informed.
Published date: September 14, 2018 at 12:00PM
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As the Winds Come, Towns in Hurricane Florence’s Path Fear the Floods

By RICHARD FAUSSET, CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and DAVID ZUCCHINO
NYT
The storm surge in the Carolinas could be deadly. But for inland towns, it’s the water that will fall afterward that could really bring disaster.
Published date: September 14, 2018 at 01:38AM
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An Insurance Executive Explains Why We Need a Carbon Tax

By EDWARD B. RUST JR
NYT
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is critical to reduce the risks of exposure to extreme weather like the hurricanes now barreling across the Atlantic.
Published date: September 12, 2018 at 11:08PM
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The Places in the U.S. Where Disaster Strikes Again and Again

By SAHIL CHINOY
NYT
In the last 16 years, most of the damages caused by catastrophes like wildfires and hurricanes have been concentrated in just a few areas.
Published date: May 24, 2018 at 12:00PM
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