Floridians and tourists made a massive exodus in an attempt to outrun Hurricane Irma, leaving the state in historic numbers. More than 142,806 outbound vehicles…
TURNING IT AROUND
Watch a Delta flight race Hurricane Irma into and out of Puerto Rico
Ahead of Hurricane Irma’s landfall in Puerto Rico, a Delta Air Lines flight from New York was able to burn into San Juan this afternoon,…
OVERBOOKED
Airlines are price gouging in the path of Hurricane Irma—and algorithms are to blame
Travelers trying to evacuate in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, are complaining of unusually high airline ticket…
FLOOD ZONE
Incredible before and after images of Houston neighborhoods hit by Hurricane Harvey
The first cloudless day after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston was Thursday (Aug. 31), and the clearing of the skies gave even greater visibility…
FOIA
Government emails show USCIS was caught off guard and unprepared by the Muslim Ban
Just a week into president Donald Trump’s term he tried to make good on one of his signature campaign promises: banning Muslims from entering the…
THE BUILD UP
How hurricanes affect construction jobs
The damage brought by Hurricane Harvey has upended the lives of thousands of Texans and continues to wreak havoc on their communities. Rebuilding will take…
WET LAND NEEDS WETLANDS
Houston’s flooding shows what happens when you ignore science and let developers run rampant
Since Houston, Texas was founded nearly two centuries ago, Houstonians have been treating its wetlands as stinky, mosquito-infested blots in need of drainage. Even after…
PIE FROM THE SKY
Watch from space as Burning Man rises out of the desert playa
The weeklong countercultural festival that attracts thousands to the Nevada desert annually known as Burning Man is nearly here. While the festival officially kicks off…
NOT GOING NORTH
Mexican tourists are skipping Trump’s America
US president Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric against Mexicans appears to be keeping undocumented immigrants away—and dollar-toting tourists with visas as well. The number of Mexican…
A HOUSE DIVIDED
This tool lets you find the Confederate monument closest to you
Is a statue of Robert E. Lee lurking in your neighborhood? Statues, memorials and even schools are named in honor of the General who fought…
TOURISN'T
US tourism was falling even before Trump got elected
For the first time since the global financial crisis, travel to the US is falling. According to the US International Trade Administration, the number of…
LAND, AIR AND SEE
The visual story of what humans sacrifice in our relentless hunt for coal
Imagine a coal miner. The picture in your mind is likely that of a strongly built man, with soiled clothes, black coal smudged across exposed…
