With the recovery from Hurricane Florence gearing up in the Carolinas, the post-Sandy experiences of one section of New York provide important clues about how low-income residents and people of color fare after natural disasters.
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What Cities Can Learn from Houston Metro’s Hurricane Harvey Experience
The city’s bus and light rail network got through Harvey mostly unscathed because officials improvised—and learned lessons from previous storms.
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That Sinking Feeling: The Politics of Sea Level Rise and Miami’s Building Boom
Why is Miami—America’s most vulnerable metropolis to sea-level rise—having yet another beachfront development boom?