Photos of water-covered neighborhoods and families riding floating refrigerators to safety have made clear the scale of Hurricane Harvey’s wrath. But the risks that coastal Texans faced before the storm hit — and the probability that others will be dealt a similar fate — are still a confusing mess. Surveys have shown that even people […]
With catastrophic flooding in Texas, President Trump is facing the biggest domestic crisis of his presidency so far. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast talks about the political challenges that natural disasters can pose to local officials, governors and presidents. Plus, as Trump hovers around his all-time lowest job approval rating, Nate Silver discusses the kinds of […]
Update (Aug. 26, 1 a.m.): Harvey made landfall late Friday evening between Port Aransas (just northeast of Corpus Christi) and Port O’Connor, Texas, as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. Wind speeds should decrease as Harvey encounters land, but the threat from the storm is far from over. Harvey is […]