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Fr. James Martin uninvited from talk at CUA seminary
… to Jesuit Fr. James Martin to speak on campus after a campaign among far-right church groups flooded the school with opposition to the priest’s new book on LGBT Catholics. Martin, editor at …
Nearly 3 weeks into Rohingya crisis, refugees still fleeing
… weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements … citizenship despite centuries-old roots in the Rakhine region. The thousands of Rohingya flooding into Bangladesh every day have arrived hungry and traumatized. Many need urgent medical …
Paying for Harvey and Irma
… a much bigger bill for infrastructure and housing repair and protection from future storms and floods. If Congress wants to offset these costs, I say turn to the Pentagon. And I haven't even …
Climate change is real: We must act
… I watched Hurricane Harvey wreak incredible damage in Houston. And then there have devastating floods in South Asia that have caused people to flee their homes in droves. Add to that …
Irma weakens as it heads north, but leaves path of destruction
… in Florida after ripping through southern portions of the state and the Caribbean islands, flooding cities, knocking out power to millions, destroying homes and businesses and killing more … eastern Caribbean, snapped construction cranes in downtown Miami, and brought unprecedented flooding on Cuba's north coast. "The hurricane has caused serious damage in the towns, villages …
After Hurricane Harvey, rebuilding a more secure, self-regulating future
… Donna Schaper … Recent news of devastating flooding in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, the latter where one-third of the country is under water … is a lot better than sending checks that will go to rebuild refineries and vulnerable homes in flood plains. We could tax ourselves as people whose basements may still be dry but who see the …
Human costs of Harvey may stretch for decades
… … Like most NCR readers, I have been watching with horror and sadness the torrential rains and flooding brought to Texas by Hurricane Harvey. I've grieved for the loss of life, and I've … a small boat, or how I would react walking into the first floor of a house after it had been flooded with 1 or 2 feet of water. I've seen the faces of families devastated by the damage, now … to deal with flooding in their homes, but pollution in water that's contaminated when water floods refineries and plants." He called it "a perfect storm of pollution, environmental racism, …
Links for 08/31/17
… the question that is most obvious: How is it that Houston has experienced its third “500-year” flood in three years? And Shawn Boburg and Beth Reinhard examine how, when it comes to urban … the lack of regulations in Texas may turn horrible weather events into catastrophic ones. Floods bring many things to the surface, and hypocrisy and forgiveness are among them. The …
Morning Briefing
… Vatican correspondent Joshua J. McElwee. Not that we're complaining. ... If you think the flooding in Houston is bad, check out these pictures of extreme flooding in Nepal, India and Bangladesh . Warning: One features the body of a dead child whose …
Catholic groups are mobilizing to help in Hurricane Harvey's aftermath
… hit the Gulf Coast in a catastrophic and devastating way this weekend, bringing with it severe flooding and high winds which have taken human life, caused countless injuries, and severely … days, said the National Hurricane Center. "We have to remember ... the families affected by flood damage in the next few days in other parts of the state will be in need of relief," said … the country's fourth largest city with 6.6 million residents, many struggled seeking safety in flooded residential streets, which are expected to get up to 50 inches of rainfall by the time …