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Could the Deaths at Camp Mystic Have Been Prevented?

Could the deaths at Camp Mystic have been prevented? Twenty-seven girls died in a Texas flood, dividing a community over whether it was an act of God or the fault of camp leadership.

Kerry Howley·Intelligencer·March 20269.6(5)

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Could the Deaths at Camp Mystic Have Been Prevented?

Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

John Branch·The New York Times·December 2012

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Into Thin Air

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Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Fix One of America’s Scariest Roads?

Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Fix One of America’s Scariest Roads?

Peter Hessler·The New Yorker·September 2026

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Diary of a Spreadsheet | Chelsea Kirk

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William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia

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William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia

William Langewiesche·The Atlantic

·September 1996

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The Really Big One: The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest

The Really Big One: The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest

Kathryn Schulz·The New Yorker·July 2015

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Diary of a Spreadsheet | Chelsea Kirk

Subscribe·n+1·September 2026

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Venezuela Under the Rubble

Venezuela Under the Rubble

William Neuman·The New York Review of Books·September 2026

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NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll

NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll

Alejandra Borunda·NPR·September 2026

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Mysterious Case of JetBlue Plane That Went Into Free Fall

Mysterious Case of JetBlue Plane That Went Into Free Fall

Jeff Wise·Intelligencer·August 2026

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Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

M.R. O'Connor·The New Yorker·August 2026

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Reaping the Whirlwind

Reaping the Whirlwind

Admiral Cloudberg·Medium·July 2026

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A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

Jeff Wise·Wired·July 2026

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·May 2004

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Hiroshima

Hiroshima

John Hersey·The New Yorker·August 1946

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Could the Deaths at Camp Mystic Have Been Prevented?

Could the Deaths at Camp Mystic Have Been Prevented?

Kerry Howley·Intelligencer·March 2026

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What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane

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What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane

William Langewiesche·The Atlantic·June 2019

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Columbia's Last Flight

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Columbia's Last Flight

William Langewiesche·The Atlantic·November 2003

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Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

John Branch·The New York Times·December 2012

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Mysterious Case of JetBlue Plane That Went Into Free Fall

Mysterious Case of JetBlue Plane That Went Into Free Fall

Jeff Wise·Intelligencer·August 2026

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Into Thin Air

Jon Krakauer·Outside·September 1996

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Animals: The Horrific True Story of the Zanesville Zoo Massacre

Animals: The Horrific True Story of the Zanesville Zoo Massacre

Chris Jones·Esquire·February 2012

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NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll

NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll

Alejandra Borunda·NPR·September 2026

9.0(1)

Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

M.R. O'Connor·The New Yorker·August 2026

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The True Story of the White Island Eruption

The True Story of the White Island Eruption

Alex Perry·Outside·April 2020

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The Crazy True Story of the Zanesville Zoo Escape

The Crazy True Story of the Zanesville Zoo Escape

Chris Heath·GQ·February 2012

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Should Airplanes Be Flying Themselves?

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Should Airplanes Be Flying Themselves?

William Langewiesche·Vanity Fair·September 2014

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The Really Big One: The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest

The Really Big One: The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest

Kathryn Schulz·The New Yorker·July 2015

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“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades

Investigative Journalism

“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades

William Langewiesche·Vanity Fair·April 2018

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Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Fix One of America’s Scariest Roads?

Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Fix One of America’s Scariest Roads?

Peter Hessler·The New Yorker·September 2026

8.0(1)

His Best Friend Was a 250-Pound Warthog. One Day It Decided to Kill Him.

His Best Friend Was a 250-Pound Warthog. One Day It Decided to Kill Him.

Peter Holley·Texas Monthly·February 2024

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‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose

‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose

Rose George·The Guardian·October 2025

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Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

Robert Kolker·The Atavist Magazine·August 2023

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