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What will happen to all the abandoned homes in Puerto Rico?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 25, 2018
A foreclosure wave is coming.
Protesters rally against foreclosures on Puerto Rican families affected by Hurricane Maria, outside the offices of TPG Capital, Dec. 20, 2017 in New York City. The activists claims that TPG Capital's mortgage service companies are aggressively foreclosing on families in Puerto Rico after many people were displaced from their homes following Hurricane Maria.
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With California Freeway damaged by mudslides, commuters find alternatives

by Steven Cuevas
Jan 17, 2018
California commuters are relying on whale watching ferries and Amtrack to get to work while the 101 Freeway is under repair.
The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner is operating more (and longer) commuter trains along the Santa Barbara-Ventura coast while the 101 Freeway and other major roadways are closed off due to storm and mudslide damage.  
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The long recovery: 2017’s biggest natural disasters

What recovery looks like for a small, historic Puerto Rico town

by Kimberly Adams , Paulina Velasco and Katie Long
Dec 29, 2017
San German's lights are mostly on, but the city's mayor says bureaucracy is slowing down progress.
A view of Porta Coeli in San German, Puerto Rico.
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The long recovery: 2017’s biggest natural disasters

Rebuilding plays a major role in economic recovery of the U.S. Virgin Islands

by Kimberly Adams , Paulina Velasco and Katie Long
Dec 28, 2017
The territory's governor expects storm recovery and reconstruction to last four or five years.
Laura Forbes prepares to load cleaning supplies onto a ferry taking them to her mother St. Thomas more than a week after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Christiansted, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 
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The long recovery: 2017’s biggest natural disasters

Rebuilding or "building forward": A post-Harvey Houston

by Kimberly Adams , Paulina Velasco and Katie Long
Dec 26, 2017
The city's chief recovery officer shares what the upcoming year might look like for Houston.
A woman paddles down a flooded road while shuttling deliveries for her neighbors during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. 
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The long recovery: 2017’s biggest natural disasters

Housing is still an issue in Santa Rosa's recovery from wildfires

by Kimberly Adams , Paulina Velasco and Katie Long
Dec 25, 2017
The city lost 5 percent of its housing stock, the mayor says, and was struggling with a shortage before the fire.
Smoke billows from a neighborhood that was destroyed by a fast moving wild fire on Oct. 9, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California.
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Floridians wait for help and repairs after Irma

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 21, 2017
Low unemployment and a shortage of construction workers make for long waits to get storm repairs done.
The remains of a home destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Goodland, Florida, where the storm made landfall.
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Florida's uneven recovery from Hurricane Irma

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 21, 2017
Low-income communities face a long road ahead while in more affluent areas, homeowners can rely on insurance payouts to rebuild.
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Managing mental health in the midst of disaster

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Dec 15, 2017
A look at the cost of the impact of disasters on mental health — and the people who's job it is to help.
An inmate firefighter monitors flames as a house burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. 
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Puerto Rico’s hurricane damage derails debt repayment plan

by Ryan Kailath
Dec 12, 2017
Economists say the island is economically crippled for the foreseeable future.
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