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Residents look for belongings March 4, 2019 at a home after it was destroyed in a tornado in Beauregard, Alabama. (AP/Getty/Salon)

Trump's “A-plus treatment” for Alabama

Brian L. Ott
This GOES East satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. (NOAA via AP)

Trump and the hurricane: Is FEMA ready?

Matthew Rozsa
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Keep apps in your disaster kit

Daniel P. Aldrich, Courtney M. Page - The Conversation
This Thursday, May 12, 2016 photo shows the glass-enclosed atrium at the Robert W. Woodruff Library in Atlanta. The design preserves the library's monumental marble stair case and allows more sunlight into the building, while also reducing the amount of noise inside. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (AP)

Libraries as shelters

Grace Morris - The Conversation
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