Hurricane harvey
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Insight: Learning to combat compassion fatigue
Feeling overwhelmed by tragedy makes many of us think that we can't do anything to help.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2018
Letter to the editor: Climate change does occur slowly – until human actions overpower nature
To say a vast majority of people won't be affected by warming overlooks recent distressing events and hampers recognition of the dangers we face.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Hurricanes help cause increase in canceled flights by air carriers
The dozen airlines covered in the Transportation Department's monthly consumer report canceled 2.2 percent of their flights in August, up from 1.4 percent a year earlier.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2017
FEMA auctioned off emergency response trailers even as Harvey was bearing down
The sale depleted the government's already diminished stock of mobile homes ahead of what would become the nation's largest-ever housing mission.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2017
Bowdoin College grad Sam Brody knows climate change
Here's what happened when Hurricane Harvey arrived at the flood expert's doorstep.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
LePage offers $50,000 match for hurricane relief donations
The governor makes his appeal as Red Cross Maine sends its last emergency response vehicle to Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Irma.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2017
Harvey’s victims leave shelters but face dire housing crunch
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than 53,000 residents displaced by the storm are now staying in government-funded hotel rooms.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2017
Fire and black smoke billow from crippled Texas chemical plant
Two containers containing chemicals caught fire Friday evening, and six more are expected to catch fire eventually.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Lesson from Katrina: No pet left behind
Federal and state disaster polices now embrace the view of dogs and cats as family members.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Maine colleges reach out to students who may have been affected by Harvey
Bowdoin and Bates say they have been in touch with students in the Houston area and expect that they will be on campus for the start of classes.
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