The Atlantic
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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.
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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.