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Much of the city and its environs looked like it had been struck by a tornado. Andrea Gallo And Bryn Stole | Staff Writers, NOLA.com, "'Worse than Rita': Hurricane Laura inflicts major wind damage on Lake Charles; see video of damage," 27 Aug. 2020

Many of those who are seeking safe environs are headed to the more than a dozen hotels in The Woodlands, which sits on higher ground 40 miles north of the city center. Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, "Hotels in The Woodlands brace for influx of Hurricane Laura evacuees," 25 Aug. 2020

Tesla stumbling around a courtyard on roller skates, then a fairly recent invention — a funny, gently disorienting image of a wildly adventurous mind, forever chasing after new concepts and experiences while often struggling to master its environs. Tribune News Service, cleveland, "The magnetic ‘Tesla,’ starring a brilliant Ethan Hawke, gives visionary his due," 24 Aug. 2020

No release of radioactive materials to the plant or its environs occurred. Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, "Fire/Flood: A Southern California Pastoral," 19 Aug. 2020

For all that was surreal about the Pittsburgh Steelers staging training camp at any place other than the bucolic environs of St. Vincent’s College, a slice of normalcy was on full display in the southwest corner of Heinz Field on Monday afternoon. Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Steelers can't bank on tradition this time around," 18 Aug. 2020

Her works often deal with issues of isolation and how people interact with their environs. National Geographic, "Surreal scenes inside Russia’s battle against the pandemic," 14 Aug. 2020

Some installations interacted playfully with their newfound environs. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, "Drive-By Art Exhibition Provides Socially Distanced Dose of Culture," 14 May 2020

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