How covering Hurricane Katrina prepared me for the Trump era

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans it's worth considering how common journalism techniques led to outrageous falsehoods about Black residents.
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans it's worth considering how common journalism techniques led to outrageous falsehoods about Black residents. Keep Reading
Two decades after Katrina, scientists can more easily quantify how global warming is intensifying hurricanes - and how it shaped past storms. Keep Reading
Opinion: A phase out of government liability for extreme weather events would be problematic and make the consequences of climate change an individual responsibility, writes Basil Sharp. Keep Reading
We take a look at the impacts one of the largest earthquake events recorded, on modern seismic equipment, had on Aotearoa New Zealand. Keep Reading
Read how infrastructure like Te Ara Tupua becomes a legacy when designed with interconnectedness, anticipating future challenges. Keep Reading
The earthquake in Kamchatka is the largest worldwide since 2011. Its location has been very seismically active in recent months. Keep Reading
Join us at Building Nations 2025 as we work together to shape the infrastructure Aotearoa needs for generations to come. Keep Reading
One of the winning team members in this year’s ArchEngBuild competition shares details of the nationwide cross-disciplinary learning experience. Keep Reading
If the government sets a cut-off date for bailing out residents after climate-related disasters such as the Tasman floods, the most vulnerable may suffer the worst. Keep Reading
It faces hurricanes, heat, drought, rising seas and - as last week showed - deadly floods. But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood Keep Reading
The floods show that a shift in mindset is needed for disaster preparedness and our warming world, writes Bill Weir, CNNâs Chief Climate Correspondent. Keep Reading
Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way. Keep Reading
In part one of six parts, Andrew Barrie looks at the ground-breaking methods being developed to dispose of 1200 disaster-compromised houses across Auckland. Keep Reading
Verifying you are human. This may take a few seconds. Keep Reading
In the early hours of Independence Day, rain pelted sleeping communities in central Texas. No one knew yet how devastating the storm would become. Keep Reading
GRI’s revised updates offer a more holistic, detailed, and socially attuned climate reporting framework, going beyond what’s required Keep Reading
Collected articles from New Zealand and around the world on natural hazards, emergencies and preparedness Keep Reading