Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis—A Memoir and Expert Analysis of Our World's Growing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters

by Samantha Montano

Despite the flooding in Camp Ellis, the storm was far from the worst-case scenario. Across the state thousands lost power, a few streets in downtown Portland flooded, and flights were canceled, but there wasn’t enough damage to warrant a Presidential Disaster Declaration. There were no FEMA checks. The national disaster nonprofits did not descend. Donations were not collected. The national media didn’t pick up the story. Mainers