Public media stations in rural America say emergency-alert funding is in jeopardy Without Congressionally-approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather. Michael Copley
How homeless residents nationwide suffer the effects of hotter summers With climate change causing hotter summers, states from Arizona to Illinois to Connecticut are exploring the idea of around-the-clock care during heat waves. Abigail Brone
These investigators patrol Las Vegas looking for one thing: water waste The Southern Nevada Water Authority has investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods in search of wasted water. Yvette Fernandez
Darker cars absorb more heat and make cities feel hotter In urban environments, heat gets absorbed and released by the pavement, buildings and other objects. A new study says that an underestimated factor in urban warming is heat radiating from parked cars. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes. Rebecca Hersher
Hear New Orleans' rising temperatures in music Average temperatures have been going up in many cities, including New Orleans. Here's what those higher temperatures sound like. Drew Hawkins
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard Parish is still recovering Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return. Jeff Brady
A retired general recalls Hurricane Katrina's chaos and lessons still unlearned Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led recovery efforts as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, urges people to be prepared for future disasters. Reena Advani
Trump administration halts work on an almost-finished wind farm The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year. Michael Copley
Hurricane science has come leaps and bounds since Katrina. The progress is now at risk Climate change increased the severity of Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago. Since the scientific understanding of how climate change influences hurricanes has changed and improved. Alejandra Borunda