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Brad Plumer

Brad Plumer

Former Senior Editor

    Latest articles by Brad Plumer

    Climate
    The death toll from Hurricane Matthew in Haiti has soared past 1,000The death toll from Hurricane Matthew in Haiti has soared past 1,000
    Climate

    The pictures just emerging are devastating.

    By Brad Plumer
    Hurricane Matthew has now killed 19 people in the US; record floods in North Carolina
    Science

    This storm could’ve been much worse, but it’s still causing billions in damages.

    By Brad Plumer
    Hurricane Matthew is walloping Florida — but it could have been much, much worse
    Science

    Three little last-minute wobbles likely saved Florida billions of dollars in damages.

    By Brad Plumer
    Science
    Hurricane Matthew is a serious threat to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina. Here’s what we know.Hurricane Matthew is a serious threat to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina. Here’s what we know.
    Science

    Officials: “If you have been told by local officials to evacuate... go now! Your life could depend on it!”

    By Brad Plumer
    How to get people to take hurricanes seriously, in one haunting sentence
    Science

    “They began telling people to put their Social Security number on their arm so the police could identify the body.”

    By Brad Plumer
    Science
    The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, explained in 500 wordsThe 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, explained in 500 words
    Science

    They created the world’s tiniest machines out of molecules. Yes, that’s a nanocar.

    By Brad Plumer
    Politics
    The one thing Trump and Clinton agree on is infrastructure. This economist thinks they’re both wrong.The one thing Trump and Clinton agree on is infrastructure. This economist thinks they’re both wrong.
    Politics

    Politicians love talking about crumbling bridges. But they overlook a bigger problem.

    By Brad Plumer
    Life
    We’ve been using the Gregorian calendar for 434 years. It’s still bizarre.We’ve been using the Gregorian calendar for 434 years. It’s still bizarre.
    Life

    Happy anniversary! Let’s all celebrate that time the pope made 10 days simply disappear.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    California wants to regulate cow belches. It’s less weird than it sounds.California wants to regulate cow belches. It’s less weird than it sounds.
    Climate

    It’s hard to solve global warming without tackling methane, burp by grassy burp.

    By Brad Plumer