Natural Disasters
Keeping you updated on the latest news about hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and more.
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?
Japan’s early-warning system shows a few extra seconds can save scores of lives.
Early warnings save lives. A recent quake provides a helpful case study.
Is this much rain normal?
Believing we’re invulnerable to emergencies isn’t going to work.
California’s Park Fire displaced thousands of people. What will happen to them?
The city is no stranger to hurricanes and all sorts of extreme weather. So why is it struggling after Beryl?
The factors fueling the storm’s strength — and the city’s widespread power outages — have been building for months.
Laws require landlords to provide heat. It’s not the same for AC.
Hurricane Beryl and other superstorms would be much more dangerous without these iconic ocean animals.
Introducing “Changing With Our Climate,” a new Vox series explaining Indigenous solutions to extreme weather.
Alaska is warming far faster than most of the world. For Indigenous people on the front lines, adaptation can be surprisingly simple.
Beryl is now the earliest storm to reach Category 5 on record. It’s a terrifying preview of what the season could bring.
The catastrophic effects of climate change can happen anywhere. Here’s how to help your kids cope before, during, and after an emergency.
Scientists are finally listening to the island’s iconic coquis — and they have a lot to say.
AI is being tested against one of the most dangerous natural disasters.
The anatomy of a heat wave, from “heat domes” to megadroughts.