Natural Disasters
Keeping you updated on the latest news about hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and more.
The latest in Natural Disasters
![The lessons Houston didn’t learn from Hurricane Harvey](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161768769.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.142857142857%2C0%2C65.714285714286%2C100&w=2400)
![The lessons Houston didn’t learn from Hurricane Harvey](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161768769.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.71428571428572%2C0%2C98.571428571429%2C100&w=2400)
The city is no stranger to hurricanes and all sorts of extreme weather. So why is it struggling after Beryl?
![Why Hurricane Beryl was more than Houston could handle](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161703746.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.724356755509%2C0%2C66.551286488981%2C100&w=2400)
![Why Hurricane Beryl was more than Houston could handle](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2161703746.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.086535133264107%2C0%2C99.826929733472%2C100&w=2400)
The factors fueling the storm’s strength — and the city’s widespread power outages — have been building for months.
![The US is failing renters during extreme heat waves](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2157496725.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.67%2C0%2C66.66%2C100&w=2400)
![The US is failing renters during extreme heat waves](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2157496725.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0050000000000026%2C0%2C99.99%2C100&w=2400)
Laws require landlords to provide heat. It’s not the same for AC.
![The Caribbean has a defense system against deadly hurricanes — but it’s vanishing](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/1000x1000.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![The Caribbean has a defense system against deadly hurricanes — but it’s vanishing](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/1000x1000.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C16.666666666667%2C100%2C66.666666666667&w=2400)
Hurricane Beryl and other superstorms would be much more dangerous without these iconic ocean animals.
![Our most meaningful solutions to the climate crisis are hidden in plain sight](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2159617282.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.669829222011%2C0%2C66.660341555977%2C100&w=2400)
![Our most meaningful solutions to the climate crisis are hidden in plain sight](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2159617282.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0047438330170806%2C0%2C99.990512333966%2C100&w=2400)
Introducing “Changing With Our Climate,” a new Vox series explaining Indigenous solutions to extreme weather.
![What 6 degrees of warming means for a community built on ice](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Vox_AlaskaHeat.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Alaska is warming far faster than most of the world. For Indigenous people on the front lines, adaptation can be surprisingly simple.
![Hurricane Beryl is the terrifying storm that scientists have been expecting](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2160108793.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.65%2C0%2C66.7%2C100&w=2400)
![Hurricane Beryl is the terrifying storm that scientists have been expecting](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-2160108793.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.02498750624688%2C100%2C99.950024987506&w=2400)
Beryl is now the earliest storm to reach Category 5 on record. It’s a terrifying preview of what the season could bring.
![Yes, you should prepare your kids for climate disasters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-564951375.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.629296875%2C15.25859375%2C84.74140625%2C84.74140625&w=2400)
![Yes, you should prepare your kids for climate disasters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-564951375.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C24.295963541667%2C100%2C66.666666666667&w=2400)
The catastrophic effects of climate change can happen anywhere. Here’s how to help your kids cope before, during, and after an emergency.
![The frogs of Puerto Rico have a warning for us](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/9I5A9446.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The frogs of Puerto Rico have a warning for us](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/9I5A9446.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Scientists are finally listening to the island's iconic coquis — and they have a lot to say.
![The race to get ahead of the next tornado](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-2069097950.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=13.883244042121%2C0%2C72.233511915758%2C100&w=2400)
![The race to get ahead of the next tornado](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/GettyImages-2069097950.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.8533674339301%2C100%2C92.29326513214&w=2400)
AI is being tested against one of the most dangerous natural disasters.
![The race to get ahead of one of the deadliest natural disasters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25332741/GettyImages_2031349416.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.67%2C0%2C66.66%2C100&w=2400)
![The race to get ahead of one of the deadliest natural disasters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25332741/GettyImages_2031349416.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0050000000000026%2C0%2C99.99%2C100&w=2400)
Japan’s early-warning system shows a few extra seconds can save scores of lives.
![The surprisingly subtle recipe making heat waves worse](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24745203/GettyImages_1258647280.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.785234899329%2C0%2C64.429530201342%2C100&w=2400)
![The surprisingly subtle recipe making heat waves worse](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24745203/GettyImages_1258647280.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.6778523489933%2C0%2C96.644295302013%2C100&w=2400)
The anatomy of a heat wave, from “heat domes” to megadroughts.
![How one weather extreme can make the next one even more dangerous](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2026027076_065091.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.670364500792%2C0%2C64.659270998415%2C100&w=2400)
![How one weather extreme can make the next one even more dangerous](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2026027076_065091.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.5055467511886%2C0%2C96.988906497623%2C100&w=2400)
We’re in an era of compound natural disasters.
![How to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25448119/1504203281.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.723394599501%2C0%2C66.553210800998%2C100&w=2400)
![How to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25448119/1504203281.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.085091899251189%2C0%2C99.829816201498%2C100&w=2400)
Wildfire smoke can be hazardous, but there’s a lot you can do to protect yourself.
![Something weird is happening with tornadoes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25446677/169234867.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Something weird is happening with tornadoes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25446677/169234867.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Tornado season is changing. That could have major consequences.
![How La Niña will shape heat and hurricanes this year](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25427801/GettyImages_2150238517.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How La Niña will shape heat and hurricanes this year](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25427801/GettyImages_2150238517.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Climate change and the outgoing El Niño will likely ignite more weather extremes.
![Climate change is disrupting our sense of home](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25404781/Lahaina.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.166666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
As disasters displace more people around the world, our connection to place becomes more tenuous.
![What to do during an earthquake, for people who rarely experience them](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25374964/GettyImages_2141108719.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What to do during an earthquake, for people who rarely experience them](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25374964/GettyImages_2141108719.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Why we need to take seemingly small earthquakes seriously
![Turkey and Syria earthquakes: Aftermath and updates on the humanitarian crisis](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24416645/1246872877.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Turkey and Syria earthquakes: Aftermath and updates on the humanitarian crisis](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24416645/1246872877.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, where war and economic crises already loomed. Here’s the latest news.
![Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25370013/GettyImages_2136390955.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.650390625%2C0%2C66.69921875%2C100&w=2400)
![Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25370013/GettyImages_2136390955.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.024402147388969%2C100%2C99.951195705222&w=2400)
From Taiwan to South Korea to Silicon Valley, some of the most important nodes in the global tech economy are in disaster-prone places.
![Texas fires happen in the winter. Just never at this scale before.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25311616/GettyImages_2038752937.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=12.5%2C0%2C75%2C100&w=2400)
![Texas fires happen in the winter. Just never at this scale before.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25311616/GettyImages_2038752937.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C5.5555555555556%2C100%2C88.888888888889&w=2400)
The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle is the state’s largest blaze on record.
![How California’s torrential, life-threatening storms got so bad](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25269842/GettyImages_1989155402.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.616822429907%2C0%2C66.766355140187%2C100&w=2400)
![How California’s torrential, life-threatening storms got so bad](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25269842/GettyImages_1989155402.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.074654721911166%2C100%2C99.850690556178&w=2400)
Back-to-back atmospheric rivers have triggered floods, snowstorms, and power outages in the Golden State.
![A traumatized Maui will soon resume selling paradise to tourists](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24977843/GettyImages_1664607916.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.675%2C0%2C66.65%2C100&w=2400)
As tourism returns to Maui, those displaced by this year’s deadly fires face losing their homes again.
![The “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24962978/GettyImages_1697752981.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.664614626939%2C0%2C66.670770746122%2C100&w=2400)
![The “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24962978/GettyImages_1697752981.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0030778701138843%2C100%2C99.993844259772&w=2400)
Climate change is contributing to heavier precipitation, a major factor in flooding.
![The extraordinary need for disaster warning systems, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24944973/GettyImages_989899348.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The extraordinary need for disaster warning systems, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24944973/GettyImages_989899348.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
This tiny Caribbean country shows why early warnings are an essential climate change adaptation.
![The political failures behind Libya’s deadly flooding](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24919246/1660998237.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.55%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The political failures behind Libya’s deadly flooding](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24919246/1660998237.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The death toll is a tragedy decades in the making.
![How rescuers find survivors after deadly earthquakes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24913425/1657859114.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.162037037037%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How rescuers find survivors after deadly earthquakes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24913425/1657859114.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
People might be still trapped under debris in Morocco. Here’s how they could be saved.
![What we know about Morocco’s deadly earthquake](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24908622/1654173038.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What we know about Morocco’s deadly earthquake](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24908622/1654173038.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
A massive quake near Marrakesh on Friday night has killed more than 2,100.
![A Florida hurricane and shooting are testing Ron DeSantis](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24884980/1635015072.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=13.983333333333%2C0%2C72.033333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![A Florida hurricane and shooting are testing Ron DeSantis](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24884980/1635015072.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C3.7251272559%2C100%2C92.5497454882&w=2400)
Can the weakened presidential candidate weather crises at home?
![Why Hurricane Idalia is so dangerous, explained in 7 maps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24881776/5424x5424__1_.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.672814459609%2C0%2C66.654371080782%2C100&w=2400)
![Why Hurricane Idalia is so dangerous, explained in 7 maps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24881776/5424x5424__1_.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0092216894135007%2C0%2C99.981556621173%2C100&w=2400)
Several factors put Idalia on track to rival damage from previous deadly hurricanes.
![Hurricane Hilary soaked an already wet California. Is the drought over?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24865572/GettyImages_1629891778.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.1471600688468%2C0%2C67.659208261618%2C100&w=2400)
![Hurricane Hilary soaked an already wet California. Is the drought over?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24865572/GettyImages_1629891778.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.4669719325023%2C100%2C98.533028067498&w=2400)
After years of extreme drought, the Western US has finally caught a break. But it may be a short one.
![Why Hurricane Hilary is so strange — and how it has impacted California](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24860847/1610413262.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Why Hurricane Hilary is so strange — and how it has impacted California](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24860847/1610413262.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The storm has caused significant flooding, power outages, and rock and mudslides in the Southwest, with more to potentially come.
![What I saw after the wildfires on Maui](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24859311/GettyImages_1622172370.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
The social ties keeping Lahaina fed in the wake of disaster.
![This strange hurricane season may take a turn for the worse](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24823887/GettyImages_1259128675.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.9375%2C0%2C68.125%2C100&w=2400)
![This strange hurricane season may take a turn for the worse](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24823887/GettyImages_1259128675.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.0703363914373%2C100%2C97.859327217125&w=2400)
Oceans are at record high temperatures, but El Niño is keeping a lid on tropical storms in the Atlantic.
![There’s no such thing as a disaster-resistant place anymore](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24784252/1526471262.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.664205552274%2C0%2C66.671588895452%2C100&w=2400)
![There’s no such thing as a disaster-resistant place anymore](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24784252/1526471262.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0036913990402425%2C100%2C99.99261720192&w=2400)
Climate risks are becoming increasingly expensive. Not just locally, but globally.
![How to make your indoor air better when it’s smoky outside](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24712055/1246194721.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.774929775281%2C0%2C66.450140449438%2C100&w=2400)
![How to make your indoor air better when it’s smoky outside](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24712055/1246194721.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.16239466292135%2C0%2C99.675210674157%2C100&w=2400)
Air conditioning, purifiers, and even box fans can help.
![Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24708865/1496642207.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.138747884941%2C0%2C63.722504230118%2C100&w=2400)
![Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24708865/1496642207.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.2081218274112%2C0%2C95.583756345178%2C100&w=2400)
Canada’s smoke blanketing the US is just the latest example of intensifying wildfires.
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And can the buildings be fixed?
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What Turkey and Syria’s deadly earthquakes reveal about wealth.
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The massive earthquakes come on top of decades of civil war in the region, which has created millions of refugees and a spiraling economic crisis.