Blast from the past

July 08, 2021

Thanks for reading my World’s on Fire, a weekly newsletter about disasters from journalist Colleen Hagerty. If you found this dispatch interesting, I hope you’ll subscribe!

You might notice that today's newsletter jumps from issue #7 to #52 – that's not a mistake! All of the My World's On Fire archives are finally in one place, and to celebrate, I decided to do a special links post. Along with my regular list of stories I'm following, I mixed in some old editions of this newsletter that still relate to today's news. I'm so grateful for the support from you all that's kept MWOF going 50-plus issues strong – with many more to come!

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the links below and what you're reading/listening to/watching. You can always reply to this email to reach me or find me on Twitter.

Let's get to the links:

"'Your skin falls off, you have to cover up everything,' said Mr. Gutierrez, 22, who has been undocumented since he came to the United States as a 4-year-old. 'It’s work you have to do. You have no choice.'"

A beautiful documentary about what coastal land loss means for an Indigenous community.

My reporting on the language we use when we talk about communities like the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, featured above, who have moved due to climate change.

An interesting look at the work scientists in Colorado are doing to learn more about how worsening wildfires are affecting our water supply.

Speaking of science, I learned a lot writing this newsletter last year on what 'zombie fires' are and the far-reaching repercussions of fires in the Arctic.

A report on the vulnerability of mobile homes to hurricanes, something particularly concerning considering the fact that mobile homes are a common choice for those in disaster-impacted areas.

I've learned a lot from this new daily newsletter about the weather and climate change. Yesterday's edition focused on flooding that has been largely underreported in Texas, highlighting the fact that a storm doesn't have to be named to be powerful.

And for some of my other regular reads, here's a list I put together last summer of media I find myself returning to often.

The update you've been waiting for

Put it on the calendar – MWOF movie night is July 22! Add your name to the list to get all the updates. Excited to see some of you there!

As always...

thank you for reading and subscribing to My World’s on Fire. You can support this newsletter and get access to exclusive content by signing up for my Patreon (those subscribers got a new post yesterday)!

It also means the world to me when you share it on social media. Normally, this is where I include a nice tweet from one of you, but my mentions got a bit messy this week after a much-shared heat wave tweet, so I'll be back to that next week when they're hopefully a bit easier to wade through! Instead, here's a gratuitous video of my pup finding one way to keep cool:

Now, here’s a little something for reading to the end.

Colleen