Natural Disasters
Keeping you updated on the latest news about hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and more.
California’s last resort for fire insurance may fail. We should all pay attention to what happens next.
A policy wish list, according to water, engineering, and legislative experts.
The small and big things that protect homes in wildfires, explained by a fire scientist.
The Los Angeles wildfires show the influence of humanity in the world — and our inability to control it.
Thousands of Angelenos lost their homes to LA’s historic fires. Millions more are grappling with a complicated sense of loss.
How a tiny fish got caught up in a misinformation storm about the LA wildfires.
As Los Angeles smolders, the AQI can’t capture the full picture of wildfire smoke.
Here’s how to decide where to donate your money, time, and stuff.
Your parasocial relationships might be a good thing for climate change.
How to help — and how not to — in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
The Los Angeles fires cast California’s water scarcity into stark view. It’s going to get worse.
“This is not a typical Santa Ana.”
Beginning the recovery process can be overwhelming. We’re here to help.
Several fires in California could cause billions in damage, further straining the state’s fragile insurance market.
Volunteers, not FEMA, are the bedrock of disaster response. How do we best support them?
Why New York’s November wildfires are so alarming.
Introducing a limited-run series exploring Indigenous solutions to extreme weather rooted in history — and the future.
Will storm damage depress turnout in a key battleground state?
What we know — and don’t know — about how global warming influences tropical storms.
They didn’t listen to Hurricane Milton evacuation orders. Then they posted through it.
Evacuating during a climate disaster is necessary. It’s also incredibly expensive.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the biggest misinformation superspreaders.
Severe flooding, tornado damage, and several deaths have been reported so far.
How the media, city mayors, and the real estate industry filled us with false hope.
Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota, Florida, around 8:30 pm Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 storm with up to 120 mile-per-hour winds. Follow her for the latest news and updates.
As Milton descends, Florida prepares for uncharted territory.
Hurricanes like Milton and Helene are making it harder than ever to insure your home.
How to know when a disaster response is going well and when it’s going poorly.
The rare storm’s hyperexplosive growth, explained.
Cell towers in space are more capable than ever of helping people on the ground.
Hurricane Helene exposed the vulnerable underbelly of the global chip industry.
Seven questions about the “biblical devastation” from Helene’s fallout, answered.
A stunning image shows birds trapped inside the eye of Hurricane Helene.
This storm showed us how mega-storms are worsening. And how unprepared we are.
After a relatively quiet summer, hurricane season resumes with potentially deadly force.
Next to some of the priciest real estate in the world, the Shinnecock Nation refuses to merely retreat from its vulnerable shoreline.
It’s time to add one more contingency to your travel plans: a major natural disaster.
The Gulf’s looming hurricane problem, explained in a simple graph.
How one Karuk fire crew leader is decolonizing our relationship to fire.
How does a hurricane that lands in Florida knock out power in Vermont?