As the climate warms, we are ‘primed’ for worse storms than Sandy

With the climate warming and the sea level rising, conditions are ripe for storms deadlier and more devastating than Sandy that put more people at risk. If damaging storms become more frequent, retreat from areas with mounting repetitive losses will become a topic of discussion.
Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in South Carolina

Category 1 Hurricane Matthew made landfall late Saturday morning over South Carolina’s central coast, and the storm’s sea surges and rainfall appeared poised to threaten life.
Hurricane Matthew has decimated parts of Haiti – How to help

Hurricane Matthew’s trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those emerging from the aftermath on Friday.