If you’ve been following our writing this year, you know it’s a dire time for weather, climate, and science overall in the U.S. Budget and staff cuts at NOAA, FEMA, and more threaten to cut our ability to prepare for and respond to weather disasters.

In the midst of all that, hurricane season is coming, and we’re also facing budget limitations at Yale Climate Connections as the philanthropy world tries to make sense of the new administration.

Season after season, readers like you have shown us that you value our coverage of hurricanes and other extreme weather. You’ve used it to stay informed and keep your loved ones safe. Now we need your help.

We are aiming to raise $10,000 to support our Eye on the Storm hurricane coverage this summer and fall. Your donations will go directly to paying journalists like Bob Henson and putting that coverage in front of people who are in the path of storms. Will you sign up to be a sustaining donor today?

We know our reporting matters. One reader told us, “I have often shared your articles during extreme weather, such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, with friends and family. Your article a few years back on making an evacuation plan was instrumental in helping an older friend be ready to evacuate ahead of a hurricane.”

If you become a monthly donor between now and May 31, you’ll be invited to join an exclusive conversation with Bob Henson and me over Zoom later this summer. Make sure you’ve selected the ‘Sustaining gift” option on the donation form. Note that if you set up your donation to be anonymous, we won’t have your information to invite you to the conversation. 

If you’d rather donate by check, make it out to “Yale University” and write “For Yale Climate Connections” on the check. Mail it to: Yale Climate Connections, Yale University, Attn: Development office, 205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511

Yale University is a nonprofit 501(c)3. Its federal tax ID is 06-0646973.

Thanks for your support as we prepare for the storms ahead.

— Jeff