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

that the national media generally, and especially as compared to local media, often fails to adequately and correctly capture the complexities of disasters. This isn’t just frustrating, it is also dangerous. The media has an important role to play in how we respond to disasters, especially in a situation like New Orleans, when government is failing to meet survivors’ most basic needs.