News & Stories
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Feature Story
Spending Thanksgiving in Service to Survivors of Hurricane Melissa
November 26, 2025
Eight disaster response and humanitarian aid volunteers deployed on Team Rubicon’s operations in Jamaica reflect on why they spend Thanksgiving serving others.
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Returning to Service on Veterans Day
November 11, 2025
From Alaska to Jamaica, more than six dozen veterans are serving on disaster relief and humanitarian aid operations with Team Rubicon today.
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Typhoon Halong Creates Alaska Disaster as Communities Face Winter
October 23, 2025
When the 2025 West Coast Storm and remnants of Typhoon Halong struck western Alaska, hurricane-force winds and flooding devastated remote Native villages. Now, as winter sets in, survivors face a growing humanitarian crisis.
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Hurricane Categories and Storm Surge Defined
October 23, 2025
From the difference between a Category 4 and 5 Hurricane to understanding what storm surge is, here’s what all that hurricane terminology actually means.
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From Satellites to Survivors: How GIS Powers Disaster Response
September 26, 2025
For humanitarian nonprofits, Geographic Information Systems have become essential to delivering aid. Here’s how Team Rubicon uses GIS disaster response tools to map storms, prioritize survivors, and deliver faster, smarter disaster relief operations.
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Feature Story
Lives of Service Born from 9/11
September 11, 2025
When the Twin Towers fell, these people were inspired to rise up and serve. 24 years later, they’re still at it.
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Feature Story
September 9, 2025
Art delaCruz was aboard the USS Enterprise, exiting the Persian Gulf, when a series of four attacks changed the world. Team Rubicon's former CEO reflects on that day and the 9/11 attacks.
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Feature Story
September 5, 2025
A new Greyshirt’s mission to honor a friend lost in the Guadalupe River flood leads to healing, hope, and an uncanny connection.
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Mud, Muck, and a Spark of Hope: a Texas Flood Survivor Story
August 1, 2025
How one Hill Country family found light in the storm.
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What Texas Taught Me: Reflections From the Field
July 30, 2025
Team Rubicon’s new CEO reflects on his first weeks on the job, and his deployment as a Greyshirt after the July 4 floods.
