disasters – Page 87 – People's World

Climate change tied to extreme weather

November 3, 2011 By Blake Skylar

The end of October, a powerful snowstorm hit the East Coast, knocking out electricity for about two million homes and leaving at least three dead.

Arctic drilling? Cain should not be able!

October 24, 2011 By Blake Skylar

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge provides a home to countless species of wildlife, some of which are endangered.

Labor calls for aid after Texas wildfires

September 16, 2011 By Blake Skylar

The AFL-CIO of Texas is working with United Way organizations to set up a Union Wildfire Relief Fund and aid the victims of the Texas wilfire disaster.

French nuclear site rocked by explosion

September 13, 2011 By Blake Skylar

On September 12, an explosion at Marcoule, a nuclear facility in southern France, killed one person and injured four.

My 9/11: The smoke that preceded tragedy

September 9, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Perhaps most poignant are the perspectives of those for whom that era was a vital period in their growth: the youth of that decade.