A look at the growing ‘disaster economy’ turning crisis into cash
Disasters are big business. These charts show just how big...
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03:28
A malaria-like disease spread by ticks is moving into Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
The tick that causes Lyme can also spread babesiosis — and researchers fear doctors in the mid-Atlantic don't know about
Zoya Teirstein
17:32
Trump repeals America’s first-ever tax on greenhouse gases before it goes into effect
The methane fee would have had the same impact as taking 8 million gas-powered cars off the road...
Zoya Teirstein
11:29
How Trump’s trade war could impact U.S. electricity prices — and state climate plans
Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now...
Zoya Teirstein
06:28
What Election Day looked like for voters in hurricane-battered communities across Florida and North Carolina
Voters showed up in droves to cast their ballots, navigating last-minute polling changes spurred by hurricanes Helene and Milton...
Zoya Teirstein
02:26
How Helene changes the election
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. We’ve heard it time and again: Despite
Zoya Teirstein
07:35
Fact-checking the viral conspiracies in the wake of Hurricane Helene
Buoyed by firebrands like Alex Jones and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Helene stirred up a toxic stew of conspiracy theories and
Zoya Teirstein
21:24
At the presidential debate, fossil fuels and energy politics took center stage
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump sought to court swing state voters in gas-rich Pennsylvania in their first head-to-head match...
Zoya Teirstein
01:58
The disaster effect
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. There is quite a bit of research
Zoya Teirstein
01:58
Hurricanes are personal for this disaster researcher
Surviving Hurricane Katrina gave Daniel Aldrich's research a new focus: understanding how disasters shape the politics of a place...
