The Atlantic

  • A house and RV submerged in water in Butte Larose, Louisiana in 2011

    The Link Between Natural Disasters and Domestic Abuse

    Flooding in Louisiana has left victims of abuse even more vulnerable. ““I was just beginning to get settled in, my mind thinking everything was beginning to be okay,” says abuse survivor Angie.

  • A rendering of what New Orleans's Lafitte Blueway could look like, one of the demonstration projects from the Urban Water Plan (The Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan)

    How One Architect is Trying to Make New Orleans Look More like Amsterdam

    Meet David Waggonner: the urban and environmental architect who wants New Orleans to come to terms with the fact it is a delta city. Since Hurricane Katrina decimated his city, he’s been focusing on urban stormwater management, mapping out designs for New Orleans that would mimic the way Dutch cities deal with water.