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Author Archives: Alex Lubben

A view of the Pecatonica River. On both sides there are buildings near the river's edge.
Posted inHarm's Way

When climate change makes home unsafe

by Alex Lubben August 19, 2022April 17, 2023

Standing on a bridge between downtown Freeport and its east side, I could see why floods in this Illinois city aren’t equal-opportunity disasters. On the downtown side of the Pecatonica River, the bank was reinforced with a stone wall. The east bank was lower yet had no protection. The east side was for years the […]

A New Bern sign is almost entirely submerged under water after he storm surge from Hurricane Florence.
Posted inHarm's Way

Too little, too late for people seeking climate relief

Avatar photo by Mc Nelly Torres, Alex Lubben and Zak Cassel August 10, 2022July 6, 2023
Betty Rick, a middle-aged Black woman, sits on a sofa looking distraught. She has an envelope in her hands and a mask under her chin.
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Trapped in harm’s way as climate disasters mount

by Alex Lubben, Julia Shipley, Zak Cassel and Olga Loginova August 3, 2022July 6, 2023
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Atrapados en la zona de peligro: sin ayuda para reubicarse, una catástrofe tras otra

by Alex Lubben, Julia Shipley, Zak Cassel and Olga Loginova August 3, 2022November 4, 2022
Someone walk through the rubble of a fire in a forest. Burned tables and chairs are seen thrown about in the scene. Trees are burned, too.
Posted inHarm's Way

How we found communities in harm’s way

by Alex Lubben and Zak Cassel August 3, 2022April 17, 2023

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