The town fighting the climate crisis to stay afloat, one hurricane at at time
Fair Bluff has already been hit by two hurricanes – but if another arrives this year, it could become one of the US’s first climate crisis ghost towns
October 2018
From Harvey to Michael: how America's year of major hurricanes unfolded
The past year has been marked by storms of record ferocity, apocalyptic damage and thousands of deaths
September 2017
'The situation is overwhelming': aid workers on responding to Hurricane Irma
Kate Hodal
Humanitarians in Haiti and the Dominican Republic talk about disaster assistance in place and what’s needed to prevent the crisis deteriorating further
January 2017
Insurers paid out $50bn for natural disaster claims in 2016
Last year saw highest costs from natural disasters since 2012, according to data from reinsurer Munich Re
December 2016
Rebuilding Haiti
Food crisis looming in Haiti as aid slow to reach Hurricane Matthew's victims
The UN’s $120m aid appeal is only 40% funded, causing ‘unnecessary suffering’ for the 750,000 Haitians in dire need of support
November 2016
Weatherwatch
Hurricanes become more costly
Weatherwatch As the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close, the eye-watering cost is becoming ever more apparent
October 2016
Climate Consensus - the 97%
'The atmosphere is being radicalized' by climate change
Twenty photographs of the week
The 20 photographs of the week
Eyewitness
Eyewitness: Jérémie, Haiti
Weatherwatch
How warm seas powered two major hurricanes
A mighty howling in the heavens: riding out Hurricane Matthew in South Carolina
Voter registration in Georgia and North Carolina must be extended, judges rule
Twenty photographs of the week
The 20 photographs of the week
Haiti faces fresh cholera outbreak after Hurricane Matthew, aid agencies fear
Eyewitness: Jérémie, Haiti
Florida extends voter registration deadline after Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew devastation in Haiti – in pictures
Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to 14 in North Carolina – video
The Guardian view on Haiti: time to repay our debts
Hurricane Matthew's US death toll rises to 33 as flooding chaos continues