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Coast to coast, communities learn to recover from natural disasters during pandemic

MaddieGenoways Recently, many communities in America have been suffering from natural disasters such as Hurricanes Laura and Sally in the Gulf Coast and wildfires spreading across the West Coast.  Although Hurricane Laura has already made landfall and has now died down into a tropical storm, communities in the Gulf Coast are still feeling its effects.… Read More Coast to coast, communities learn to recover from natural disasters during pandemic

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Flooding in Nebraska: impacting local lives a year later

ChloeHerbert Ruining 27 state bridges, approximately 200 miles of pavement and creating more than $1 billion in damages, according to the US Department of Transportation, the Nebraska flood of 2019 became the worst natural disaster in the state’s history. Its impact was astronomical as the Missouri, Elkhorn and Platte Rivers destroyed thousands of homes, farms… Read More Flooding in Nebraska: impacting local lives a year later

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Natural disasters around the world hit close to home

erinwalter Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados–these are all examples of natural disasters that occur almost daily in the United States. For most of us, these happenings are merely news stories that we hear about from various places across the globe. For a few Marian students though, disasters are far more than just headlines in the newspaper.… Read More Natural disasters around the world hit close to home

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