Claire Harbage
Stories
-
Health
Harvesting water from fog and air in Kenya with jerrycans and newfangled machines
Fog harvesting has long been a method of collecting water around the world. As climate change makes water harder and harder to find, technology is making it easier to pull water from the air.
-
National
Their house miraculously survived the wildfire, but no longer feels like home
It's unclear when water and power will be restored in Lahaina, but one family is working hard to ready their home for return anyway.
-
National
This cafe never closed after Lahaina's fires, extending a lifeline of normalcy
At Java Jazz, locals displaced by the fires can reconnect, share a drink and listen to music. "We felt like, we will continue on with life," the owner says. "We can't just go and throw in the towel."
-
National
Maui's surf pros paddle out with kids from Lahaina for a healing surf session
Families displaced by wildfire get a welcome reprieve as a surf session for kids and families gave them a chance for a normal Saturday.
-
Health
At Yemeni prosthetics clinic, the patients keep coming even though the war has slowed
The civil war in Yemen seems to be cooling off, but its deadly legacy of land mines will be felt for decades. At a prosthetics clinic near the the front line, children bear a disproportionate burden.
-
World
The Cossacks' traditions live on near the front lines in Ukraine
Zaporizhzhian Cossacks are warriors who have been revered for centuries in Ukraine. A family is maintaining the Cossack traditions by training people with swords, maces and their bare hands.
-
Environment
California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds
Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.
-
Education
How the war in Ukraine has forever changed the children in one kindergarten class
Broken glass, empty desks and a love story: War brought upheaval, scattering classmates across the world. Here's how they're settling in after schooling, friendships and families were uprooted.
-
World
Baklava took a break in Turkey's pastry capital after the earthquake. Now it's back
In a city known for its pistachio baklava, a pastry heavyweight turned his family's restaurant into a charity kitchen and shelter after the catastrophic Feb. 6 earthquake.
-
World
Is it safe to go home? With hard hats and phone apps, Turkey's engineers seek answers
NPR follows one of the hundreds of building inspectors in Turkey's earthquake zone to learn about the massive challenge of figuring how who can return to their homes.