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Aerial view of flood-ravaged Betrawati in Rasuwa; many houses are buried beneath the mud, on August 29, 2026.

Trauma, Destruction, Disruption: Nepal's Health Workers Struggle in Aftermath of Floods

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Funding to rebuild remains scarce as Nepal's overburdened health system works to address postdisaster public health threats

Mohammad Supur Mia cuts his rice harvest in floodwaters, in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, on May 21, 2026.

Bangladesh Faces Rice Shortages Amid Flash Floods and Iran War Fuel Crisis

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Haor Basin farmers are trapped in a cycle of crop loss and mounting debt

Climate Disasters and U.S. Federalism

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Climate resilience specialist Alice Hill discusses the changing nature of disaster preparedness in the United States

A person watches as machinery is used to clear debris along the banks of the Guadalupe River after catastrophic floods in Center Point, Texas, U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Mental Health After India's Glacial Floods

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One year after India's climate disaster, fear and anxiety persist in Himalayan communities

Mental Health After India's Glacial Floods

Climate and Health: Global Problems, Local Solutions

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For effective approaches to combat climate change, world leaders should look to cities like New York

A resident of Keaton Beach works to recover their belongings from their home after Hurricane Helene passed through the Florida panhandle.

Brazil's Deadly Floods Expose Shortfalls in Disaster Preparedness

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A failure to create and implement policies for climate-related disasters left Brazil unprepared

Brazil's Deadly Floods Expose Shortfalls in Disaster Preparedness

Preparing for Climate Disasters in East Africa

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Immediate action is needed to mitigate the effects of deadly flooding in East Africa

Preparing for Climate Disasters in East Africa

The Rise of Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change

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Building resilience to climate-linked diseases in India and other countries and communities most at risk

The Rise of Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change

Seventeen Years Later, HBO Film "Katrina Babies" Asks Child Hurricane Survivors How They Feel

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"In America, especially during disaster, Black children are not even a thought"

Seventeen Years Later, HBO Film "Katrina Babies" Asks Child Hurricane Survivors How They Feel

Hurricanes, Pandemics, Floods, Frail Systems, and Failed Responses

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Imagining a post-Harvey, post-Irma, post-Hanna, post-COVID-19 world of pandemics, natural disasters, and U.S. resiliency

A tattered U.S. flag damaged in Hurricane Harvey, flies in Conroe, Texas, on August 29, 2017. The photo shows a torn U.S. flag blowing against a dark grey sky. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Family Affair: Coronavirus and the Climate Crisis

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In the Bay of Bengal, where Cyclone Amphan collided with COVID-19, a glimpse of why we need environmental sustainability

Residents walk along a house on a flooded street heading to a shelter ahead of the expected landfall of the "super cyclone" Amphan, in the Dacope of Khulna district, Bangladesh, on May 20, 2020. Photo shows two people walking and hanging on to a building as they navigate the flooded streets. AFP/Munir uz Zaman via Getty Images

Don't Call Them Climate Refugees

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The majority of people displaced by climate change won't cross international borders, will not be refugees or migrants

Commuters walk on waterlogged railway tracks after getting off a stalled train during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai, India, on July 2, 2019. Several women and at least one boy are walking in a group. One of them is talking on a cell phone. Several are sharing umbrellas. The water, even on the train tracks, which are presumably slightly elevated, is up to their ankles. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas