With official start of hurricane season on Friday, people along the Texas coast should consider buying insurance, packing an emergency supply kit and learning their evacuation routes now. Alex Samuels Texas Tribune Hey, Texplainer: How can I prepare for the upcoming hurricane season? Hurricane season is coming — and it […]
Tag: hurricane harvey
Hurricane Harvey: ‘Invisible’ Suffering Six Months Later
“It’s not rocket science to understand that disasters exacerbate inequality. Those communities that struggled before the storm are still struggling after.” Democracy Now! This week marks six months since Hurricane Harvey caused historic flooding in Houston, Texas, the most diverse city in the nation and one of its largest. Houston […]
Filmmakers: #JustRecovery funding for Harvey work
From WorkingFilms.org: For over 18 years Working Films has recognized the power of stories to inform and inspire. We build partnerships between nonfiction media-makers, nonprofit organizations, educators, and advocates to advance social justice and environmental protection. We have a successful track record of helping filmmakers use their social issue documentaries […]
Week Five, 2018: Bad Moons, Cedar War, & Owls for Peace
January 30, 2018 A roundup of the day’s headlines. Early risers can bark at the ‘Superbad’ moon It will be full. It will be blue. It will be super. And it will be in total eclipse. In other words: prepare for a “superbad” moon. Best part is you don’t have […]
Deceleration Mapping Hurricane Harvey’s Toxic Releases
The storm may have passed, but the damages are starting to be understood. Greg Harman Though the more obvious violence of Hurricane Harvey may be passed, residents of Southeast Texas and Louisiana continue to face threats from the storm’s aftermath. One of those very real threats comes from toxic […]
Helping Harvey’s Frontline Communities as the Pipes Break
“People don’t know what’s seeping into their air and their homes.” Two explosions and “plumes of black smoke” were reported early Thursday morning at an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, following warnings from Arkema CEO Richard Rowe Wednesday night that “high water and lack of power” caused by Hurricane […]