climate damage
Sep
26
2017
The cartoon depicts two residents of Puerto Rico amid the ruins left by Hurricane Maria. A speech bubble notes that the hurricane destroyed everything except the island's massive debt. Published days after the September 2017 storm, the image underscores the pre-existing fiscal crisis that federal aid discussions could not erase.
Sep
12
2017
Sep
2
2017
A political cartoon published September 2, 2017, depicts residents of flooded Texas communities adrift in a boat surrounded by questions about their future. The image shows a damaged house flying the Texas flag in high water while people in a small boat express concerns over housing, neighbors and rebuilding. The work responds to Hurricane Harvey, which struck the Texas coast in late August 2017 and caused widespread flooding across Houston and surrounding areas. The cartoon highlights the immediate human questions that follow such disasters without offering policy prescriptions.
Aug
30
2005
Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans on August 29, 2005, producing catastrophic flooding that submerged neighborhoods and cultural landmarks. The cartoon depicts a musician peering from a giant tuba marked New Orleans Jazz amid scattered debris and damaged buildings. A paddlewheel boat drifts in the background while a snail moves through the foreground. The image captures the sudden displacement of residents and the threat to the city's distinctive music heritage. At the time, levee failures allowed water to inundate 80 percent of the city, prompting a large-scale evacuation and rescue operation. The drawing underscores the scale of destruction that overwhelmed local infrastructure and cultural institutions within hours.
