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Puerto Ricans don’t trust official information on Hurricane Maria

By Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, The Conversation

A survey shows that most Puerto Ricans didn't highly rate the official information coming out of the island.

Appeal for hurricane aid backed by former presidents raises $31 million

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

All five living former U.S. presidents attended a concert Saturday night in a Texas college town, raising money for relief efforts from Hurricane Harvey.

EPA says dioxins might have washed downriver during Harvey

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

The EPA says an unknown amount of a dangerous chemical linked to birth defects and cancer may have washed downriver from a Houston-area Superfund site.

Photos: Uncertainty and calls for resilience in Puerto Rico as residents wait for aid

By Jennifer Hijazi

Residents of Puerto Rico say the island's communities are resilient -- but that aid is coming too slowly, especially to the island’s most remote areas.

In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder

By Levi Gahman and Gabrielle Thongs, The Conversation

The Caribbean is facing its second deadly hurricane in as many weeks. The region's extreme vulnerability to disaster also reflects entrenched inequality.

Floridians assess damages as weakening Hurricane Irma heads north

By Larisa Epatko

As dawn broke Monday, residents of southern Florida awoke to see what Hurricane Irma left in its wake, including flooded streets and homes, crumpled gas stations and downed trees.

Hurricane Irma leaves Florida trailer park residents with impossible choices

By Elizabeth Flock

Orlando issued a mandatory evacuation for all mobile home communities. But many stayed for their pets.

Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida Keys

By Michael D. Regan

Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key in southern Florida early Sunday morning, bringing Category 4 winds that reached 130 miles per hour.

Column: Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of ‘unprecedented’ weather events

By Thaddeus R. Miller and Mikhail Chester, The Conversation

After extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey, city planners need to think about the smartest way to rebuild.

WATCH: Florida Gov. Rick Scott gives update on Hurricane Irma

By Michael D. Regan and Corinne Segal

"If you have been ordered to evacuate anywhere in the state, you need to leave right now. Not tonight, not in an hour, now," said Florida Gov. Rick Scott.