How to Track the Ongoing Fallout From Harvey
An annotated list of trusted sources on the hurricane and its aftermath
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Congress Passes Harvey Aid and Seals Trump's Deal With Democrats
Despite a Republican split, the 316-90 vote on Friday will send $15.25 billion to Texas and Louisiana, prevent a government shutdown, and lift the debt ceiling for three months.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters The Exploding Chemical Plant Outside Houston Faces Its First Lawsuit
First responders are suing over the exposure they say they suffered following a fire and detonation on the premises of the Arkema facility, which flooded during Hurricane Harvey.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP How Harvey Gave Congressional Republicans the Excuse They Wanted
The storm has allowed GOP leaders to put off showdowns over spending and the debt. But the truce might not last long.
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Reuters Staff / Reuters Hurricane Harvey’s Public-Health Nightmare
Physicians and other professionals are scrambling to contain a multitude of epidemics that might arise after the flood.
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Digital Globe Before-and-After Satellite Images of Harvey's Devastation
New images reveal the extent of the flooding in and around Houston in the wake of the brutal storm.
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Mohammad Hannon / AP The Strange Future Hurricane Harvey Portends
Climate change is pushing more water into the atmosphere—with bizarre consequences.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters The Legal Crises to Follow in Hurricane Harvey's Wake
Lawyers in Houston are acting as first responders, connecting victims with insurance issues, among others, to pro bono assistance.
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NOAA / Reuters Hurricane Harvey Lays Bare Our New Bargain With Nature
... for better or worse.
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Lee Celano / Reuters How Schoolchildren Will Cope With Hurricane Harvey
Class is canceled for at least a week in Houston, and the disaster could upend academic success.
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Nick Oxford / Reuters Hurricane Harvey Is the Rainiest Atlantic Hurricane Ever Measured
At least one high-profile National Weather Service forecast got it right.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Harvey Exposes Trump's Empathy Deficit
The president has excelled at celebrating America’s resilience, but struggled to express sympathy or consolation for Harvey’s victims.
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State Archive of Florida Why the Gulf Coast Is Uniquely Vulnerable to Disasters
It isn’t just because of the weather, a historian argues.
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Brant Kelly / Flickr Yes, That's a Huge Floating Mass of Live Fire Ants in Texas
Floods make them more venomous and more aggressive.
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Richard Carson / Reuters Does Harvey Represent a New Normal for Hurricanes?
Research suggests a warming world will have less frequent, more intense tropical cyclones.
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David J. Phillip / AP How a Disaster’s Economic Impacts Are Calculated
Providing an early estimate of a storm’s costs is generally a pretty rough science, and Harvey is a particularly tough case.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters The Latest on Hurricane Harvey
A guide to The Atlantic’s ongoing coverage of the catastrophe in Texas
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Jonathan Bachman / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Harvey's Destruction
Unprecedented flooding in Houston, Arpaio’s pardon, Biden's call for moral unity, and more
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Nick Oxford / Reuters How to Track the Ongoing Fallout From Harvey
An annotated list of trusted sources on the hurricane and its aftermath
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Reuters The Houston Hospital Running Out of Food
Ben Taub Hospital is surrounded by water, and an evacuation attempt failed Sunday night.
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Nick Oxford / Reuters Will Flooding in Texas Lead to More Mosquito-Borne Illness?
Long-term damage from Hurricane Harvey could create more breeding grounds for the insects.
