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Colleen Hagerty

Colleen Hagerty covers disasters for outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Popular Science, among others. She also writes My World’s on Fire, a weekly newsletter on the subject.

Climate

Los Angelenos Have a Long Road to Recovery Ahead of Them

Recovering from a disaster like the Palisades or Eaton fire can take years. Here’s what they can expect.

Climate

Colleen Hagerty

Los Angelenos Have a Long Road to Recovery Ahead of Them

Recovering from a disaster like the Palisades or Eaton fire can take years. Here’s what they can expect.

First Comes the Hurricane. Then Comes the Fire.

How Hurricane Helene is still putting the Southeast at risk.

The Big Thing Making Hurricane Helene Dangerous

Helene’s winds stretch close to 500 miles across. That’s half the width of the entire Gulf of Mexico.

What Two Record-Breaking Floods Taught Vermont

The state has made itself into a model of relief policy for manufactured homeowners.