Flooding
News21 State Of Emergency Episode 4: A Rising Threat
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Unprecedented events are catching farmers and small towns unprepared. The finale in News21’s State of Emergency documentary series.
disaster recovery
News 21 State Of Emergency Episode 3: The New Normal
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Wildfires are becoming an ever more present threat and forcing communities in the western United States to learn to live with them. Episode 3 of News21’s State of Emergency series.
disaster recovery
News21 State Of Emergency Episode 2: The Silent Aftermath
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A tornado leaves a scar in communities, but also leaves in its victims. Episode 2 of the News21 documentary series starts in Platteville, Wisconsin.
hurricane recovery
News21 State Of Emergency Doc: Trapped In Recovery
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Hurricane survivors say deciding to leave when a storm hits is easy compared to the aftermath — dealing with wind and flood damage, and psychological trauma that lasts for weeks, months, even lifetimes. Episode one of News21’s four-part documentary series “State of Emergency.”
mental health
‘It Follows Them Forever’: Interest In Storm Survivors’ Mental Health Increases
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Research shows that recovery from natural disasters needs to go deeper than repairing homes and communities. Survivors need mental health help too.
natural disasters
After The Deluge: Historic Floods Spell Trouble For Farmers, Rural Communities, The Nation
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Even after record flooding in the Midwest, people with ties to the land — whose livelihoods depend on living close to waterways — don’t want to move.
Environment
Displacement After Disasters: When There’s No Place To Call Home
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In the last decade, natural disasters have displaced nearly 7.3 million Americans leaving them in hotels, trailers, strangers homes, and some — on the streets. This News21 story includes reporting from Iowa.
natural disasters
Out Of Sight Is Out Of Mind: Small Communities Like Marshalltown, Iowa, Struggle To Cope In The Shadow Of Larger Disasters
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A News21 analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data shows those smaller disasters accounted for more than 60 percent of all federally declared disasters between 2003 and 2018 but received at least $57.3 billion less in public assistance from FEMA.