Hurricane Ian Is a Reminder That the U.S. Has Always Been Bad at Protecting the Most Vulnerable

As Hurricane Ian approached the coast of Florida, private jet flights out of Tampa— the biggest city in the storm’ s direct path— increased by 71 percent, carting wealthy Florida residents off to second, third, or fourth homes on the island of Nantucket and in Aspen, Colorado. Ian could be among the costliest storms in U.S. history by the time it peters out.