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Hurricane Idalia Could Be the Most Expensive Climate Disaster of 2023
Hurricane Idalia barrelled through several states this week and could be the most expensive climate disaster in the United States this year according to analysts. Idalia made landfall over the Florida Bend this Wednesday morning as a strong category 3 hurricane. The storm swept through the state and up into Georgia and the Carolinas. Idalia…
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E. Coli As High As 135 Times The Safe Limit Discovered In Houston Homes As Residents Return After Harvey
Photo: Getty Waste treatment plants across Houston were breached during the heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey. Now, Houston residents are returning home to what remains even after the floodwater recedes: e. Coli, lead, arsenic, and sewage sediment containing dangerous bacteria. According to a report out Tuesday, the New York Times funded lab analysis and sample…
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The Post-Harvey Mosquito Boom Seems Like Hell
Plenty of people have described Hurricane Harvey as a disaster of biblical proportions, and it seems the next plague is upon the US. It isn’t locusts. Thanks to untold quantities of filthy standing water, millions of mosquitoes are starting to hatch. And yes, they do bite. They love to bite.
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How A Team Of Meteorologists With A Few Trucks Collected Some Unprecedented Data From The Heart Of Hurricane Harvey
Last week, a team of intrepid storm chasers converged near Corpus Christi, Texas to witness the landfall of Hurricane Harvey, the storm that’s brought over 127cm of rain to the Texas Gulf Coast and major flooding to the city of Houston. But these researchers collecting data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) didn’t…