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Hurricane and Tropical Storm Remnants Impact the Midwest, Too

Storms that move through the region can cause flooding but also provide needed rainfall.

By Susan Cosier

A car is crushed by a fallen tree as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal hit Detroit in June 2020. Credit: Jim West/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
A man wades through floodwater on Oct. 18, 2022, in Johi, Pakistan. Nearly one-third of Pakistan was deeply affected by flooding which hit the country in 2022. Credit: Getty Images

Climate Disaster Survivors in the Global South Take Legal Action Against European Carbon Majors

By Dana Drugmand

Water pools in the front yard of a house in “The Hole” of New York City. A makeshift bridge has been constructed out of wooden planks. Credit: Lauren Dalban/Inside Climate News

New York City Unveils Plan for Flood-Prone Neighborhood Nicknamed ‘The Hole’

By Lauren Dalban

National Guard soldiers search for people stranded by flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024, in Steinhatchee, Fla. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard

By Marianne Lavelle

Okeechobee Mayor Dowling Watford stands in front of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee in May. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

In the Midst of Florida’s Insurance Crisis, What Recourse Do Residents Have?

By Amy Green

Heavy rain and flooding in April left some streets in Chauncey, Ohio, completely underwater. Credit: Drew Daniels

A Rural Ohio County Embarks on a Project to Prepare for Worsening Floods

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

A child sits on the shoulders of a rescue worker, who is wading through the water near other people. The water is reaching the adults' upper thighs. Buildings rise on either side of them.

Climate Change-Driven Floods Continue to Displace Millions in Pakistan

By Keerti Gopal

A street floods in Plainfield, N.J., as Gov. Phil Murphy declares a state of emergency during heavy rainfall on July 15. Credit: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

With New Jersey Still Reeling From Summer Storms, Fossil Fuel Interests Fight ‘Climate Superfund’ Bill

By Jon Hurdle

Red “no swimming” flags dot Brighton Beach amid Hurricane Erin on Wednesday in New York City. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Atlantic Shore Towns Feel Hurricane Erin’s Sting Without It Ever Making Landfall

By Kiley Price

A drainage creek near Paul Tomcho’s garden in southeast Ohio overflowed during a massive downpour, knocking down a blueberry net. Tomcho said the ditch grew from 3 to 30 feet wide. Credit: Courtesy of Paul Tomcho

After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

The Heartbreak Hotel was destroyed when Hurricane Beryl reached Vermont as a post-tropical storm in July 2024. Credit: Nina Sablan/Inside Climate News

Moving on From the Heartbreak Hotel

By Nina Sablan

Floodwater covers roads following heavy rain on April 4 in Hopkinsville, Ky. Credit: Jason Davis/Getty Images

Atmospheric Rivers May be Diminishing on the West Coast and Surging in the East, Study Finds

By Chad Small

Vice President JD Vance (left) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speak to the press outside on recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene in Damascus, Va., in January 2025. Nonprofits in parts of Southwest Virginia devastated by the storm want a restoration of climate resiliency funding terminated by the Trump administration. Credit: Ben Curtis/AFP via Getty Images

Environmental Groups, EPA Spar In Court Over Trump’s Cancellation of Resiliency Funding

By Charles Paullin

Boerne search and rescue team members prepare for operations on the flooded Guadalupe River on July 4 in Comfort, Texas. Credit: Eric Vryn/Getty Images

As Trump Shrinks FEMA, State and Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By

By Kiley Bense

Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd (left) has urged the state to improve warning systems. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Texas Emergency Management Chief Raises Disaster Communication Concerns With State Lawmakers

By Martha Pskowski

Burn Scars Can Exacerbate Flooding, Posing Compounding Climate Hazards

By Kiley Price

A farmer harvests cocoa beans from the fruit in Ghana on Nov. 21, 2024. Credit: Christina Peters/picture alliance via Getty Images

Weather Extremes Caused by Climate Change Are Driving Up Food Prices, a New Report Says

By Georgina Gustin

Klie Kliebert (right) works with the Imagine Water Works team on plans for the climate justice nonprofit’s sanctuary farm in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward. Credit: Audrey Gray/Inside Climate News

Out in the Storm

By Audrey Gray

Search and rescue workers dig through debris after flash flooding on July 6 in Hunt, Texas. Credit: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

What Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean for Disaster Preparedness

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

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