1/ Our new Floods Above series has launched! For our first installment, @sarahkaplan48 @kcrowebasspro @NaemaAhmed and @BenNollWeather unpack why those hit hardest by Hurricane Helene and the July 4 Texas floods were so vulnerable. #climate

As Trump prepares to shift the Federal Emergency Management Agency's work to the states, a @washingtonpost analysis shows some states are unprepared to take over. By @annamphillips @jakespring @kcrowebasspro and @ddiamond

Why sea level rise in the U.S. South is blowing past expectations The latest in our series, The Drowing South. via @JohnMuyskens @Ducroquet @kcrowebasspro @shannonosaka @niko_tinius https://t.co/6dgWJZBf14

Well done piece by ⁦@bri_sacks⁩ & ⁦@kcrowebasspro⁩ that highlights the lack of faith in institutions, the corrosive effects of bad actors on social media, and the challenges of helping people in Appalachia.

NEW: Distrust of FEMA in western NC is having a real-world impact, reports @bri_sacks and @kcrowebasspro It's made people there less willing to apply for federal disaster aid, per a @washingtonpost analysis, compared to those in less hard-hit GA and SC.

Not every city is prepared for extreme weather and #climate risks. @MJ_Coren @NaemaAhmed and @kcrowebasspro have worked with the firm AlphaGeo to identify which places are resilient -- and you can look up yours to see where it ranks:

1/ You may not know it yet, but #climate risk is already repricing what's likely your most valuable asset: your home. Check out the first in the series, Climate Coach: Real Estate Edition, by @MJ_Coren @kcrowebasspro and @NaemaAhmed

EXCLUSIVE: Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps vastly underestimated the flood risk faced by properties in the parts of North Carolina devastated by #Helene a @washingtonpost analysis shows. Via @kcrowebasspro @shannonosaka and @JohnMuyskens

🇺🇸 Flood Insurance Rare In Helene's Inland Path ▫The United States’ crumbling flood insurance system faces a new test after Hurricane Helene ▫@kcrowebasspro @shannonosaka @mollyhf 👉 https://t.co/TmtqBaksjy👈 #frontpagestoday #USA @washingtonpost 🇺🇸

@kcrowebasspro @mollyhf Stephanie Buchanan didn't know she didn't have flood insurance until she called her insurance provider. "Nobody said anything about it," she told me. She has no idea what she will do next.

Over 99% of the inland homes hit by Helene did not have public flood insurance. And those numbers have fallen in the last decade. New from me @kcrowebasspro and @mollyhf. https://t.co/VuDUbvN4We

These six places saw their worst storm surge ever, due to #hurricanehelene By @kcrowebasspro @annamphillips @JohnMuyskens @brady_dennis and @monicaulmanu o https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/09/28/helene-storm-surge-city-impact/

1/ Our most recent installment of our series, "The Drowning South," published today. It's a stunning story, exploring to what lengths Americans will go to to hold back the sea, from @chriscmooney @JohnMuyskens @brady_dennis Ricky Carioti & @_emilywright_

Student journalism: In his 17 months as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts, high-paying positions for his GOP allies. @garrettshanley @TheAlligator

1/ Our next installment in The Drowning South has published! @StevenMufson and Ricky Carioti traveled to Louisana's Plaquemines Parish to capture how a huge LNG exporter has its own #climate plan -- a massive seawall to protect its assets

Even among world leaders, both Biden and Trump are old. Nice visual deep dive on world leaders' ages by @RubyMellen @arturgalocha @kcrowebasspro https://t.co/R4mZPj6unt

Nothing seemed amiss on a warm late-summer afternoon in the laid-back town of Carolina Beach, North Carolina. But even on this postcard-perfect day, a threat was lurking — one that is growing more disruptive, more often, in coastal communities in the southeastern United States:

A stunning look at how high tide/sunny day flooding is impacting one community in North Carolina from @brady_dennis @niko_tinius @_emilywright_

1) Today, the @washingtonpost published the latest installment of our series, “The Drowning South,” about rapid sea level rise along the Gulf and SE Atlantic coasts. For today’s story, I headed to Florida to report on an often unseen threat: Septic tanks https://t.co/MmTL9F0clB