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Changing With Our Climate
Climate

Introducing a limited-run series exploring Indigenous solutions to extreme weather rooted in history — and the future.

By Paige Vega
Changing With Our Climate
Climate

Introducing a limited-run series exploring Indigenous solutions to extreme weather rooted in history — and the future.

By Paige Vega
Colonial solutions to climate change aren’t workingColonial solutions to climate change aren’t working
Climate

What Indigenous knowledge could mean in the fight to curb global warming.

By Paige Vega and Joseph Lee
The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe’s fight against climate changeThe tiny potato at the heart of one tribe’s fight against climate change
Climate

Wetlands absorb carbon from the atmosphere. The Coeur d’Alene’s restoration would do more than just that.

By Joseph Lee
For some evacuation defiers, Hurricane Milton is a social media goldmineFor some evacuation defiers, Hurricane Milton is a social media goldmine
Culture

They didn’t listen to Hurricane Milton evacuation orders. Then they posted through it.

By Alex Abad-Santos

The latest in Climate

What if you can’t afford to flee a hurricane?What if you can’t afford to flee a hurricane?
Climate

Evacuating during a climate disaster is necessary. It’s also incredibly expensive.

By Whizy Kim
These California and Colorado ballot measures are terrifying the meat industry
Future Perfect

In Sonoma County and Denver, activists are putting animal welfare on the ballot.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Toxic lies are surging in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and MiltonToxic lies are surging in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Audio
Today, Explained podcast

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the biggest misinformation superspreaders.

By Miles Bryan and Sean Rameswaram
These Floridians couldn’t flee Hurricane Milton. They’re incarcerated.These Floridians couldn’t flee Hurricane Milton. They’re incarcerated.
Climate

Multiple Florida jails opted not to evacuate despite being in the storm’s direct trajectory.

By Li Zhou
Why we’ve been seeing the northern lights so often latelyWhy we’ve been seeing the northern lights so often lately
Science

Scientists are getting better at predicting the sun’s antics.

By Umair Irfan
Hurricane Milton slams Florida: What you need to knowHurricane Milton slams Florida: What you need to know
Climate

Severe flooding, tornado damage, and several deaths have been reported so far.

By Benji Jones and Lavanya Ramanathan
A new report reveals “catastrophic” declines of animals worldwide — but is it accurate?
Down to Earth

A new wildlife report is drawing scrutiny from some scientists, though it’s alarming nonetheless.

By Benji Jones
The shady origins of the climate haven mythThe shady origins of the climate haven myth
Climate

How the media, city mayors, and the real estate industry filled us with false hope.

By Adam Clark Estes
The latest on Hurricanes Milton and HeleneThe latest on Hurricanes Milton and Helene
LIVE

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.

By Vox Staff
How common are back-to-back hurricanes? A climatologist answers.How common are back-to-back hurricanes? A climatologist answers.
Climate

As Milton descends, Florida prepares for uncharted territory.

By Sam Delgado
Just how doomed is home insurance?Just how doomed is home insurance?
Audio
Climate

Hurricanes like Milton and Helene are making it harder than ever to insure your home.

By Umair Irfan
Is FEMA messing up? An expert weighs in.Is FEMA messing up? An expert weighs in.
Climate

How to know when a disaster response is going well and when it’s going poorly.

By Umair Irfan
Donald Trump’s many, many lies about Hurricane Helene, debunkedDonald Trump’s many, many lies about Hurricane Helene, debunked
Politics

Rampant disinformation is getting in the way of disaster response.

By Li Zhou
How Hurricane Milton exploded into a terrifying Category 5 storm in just hoursHow Hurricane Milton exploded into a terrifying Category 5 storm in just hours
Climate

The rare storm’s hyperexplosive growth, explained.

By Benji Jones
This awkward fish works harder than you
Down to Earth

Its day job helps prevent an iconic ocean ecosystem from collapsing.

By Benji Jones
Leaked recordings detail a major environmental agency quietly gutting its workforceLeaked recordings detail a major environmental agency quietly gutting its workforce
Climate

Seasonal workers help keep our forests healthy. What happens when you fire them?

By Nick Bowlin
Florida criminalized homelessness. Then came hurricanes Helene and Milton.Florida criminalized homelessness. Then came hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Policy

Around the country, anti-camping policies are complicating disaster recovery.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Get used to more absurdly hot OctobersGet used to more absurdly hot Octobers
Climate

This year’s unrelenting heat, explained.

By Li Zhou
Your iPhone is probably a satellite phone. Here’s how it could help you.Your iPhone is probably a satellite phone. Here’s how it could help you.
TechnologyMember Exclusive

Cell towers in space are more capable than ever of helping people on the ground.

By Adam Clark Estes
Your phones and computers rely on this remote mine in North Carolina. Helene just drowned it.Your phones and computers rely on this remote mine in North Carolina. Helene just drowned it.
ClimateMember Exclusive

Hurricane Helene exposed the vulnerable underbelly of the global chip industry.

By Adam Clark Estes
What to do — and what to avoid — to help those affected by Hurricane HeleneWhat to do — and what to avoid — to help those affected by Hurricane Helene
Even Better

You shouldn’t travel to a flood zone, but you can still support the recovery.

By Allie Volpe
Helene just pummeled America’s chicken farming capitalHelene just pummeled America’s chicken farming capital
Future Perfect

Factory farming makes hurricanes more dangerous, disgusting, and expensive.

By Kenny Torrella
How an epic bird migration hinges on just one tiny insect
The HighlightMember Exclusive

The brine fly is in trouble. It could take the whole ecosystem down with it.

By Daniel Rothberg
What’s going on in Asheville? The devastating fallout from Hurricane Helene, explained.What’s going on in Asheville? The devastating fallout from Hurricane Helene, explained.
Climate

Seven questions about the “biblical devastation” from Helene’s fallout, answered.

By Benji Jones and Umair Irfan
Could carbon capture fix climate change?
The HighlightMember Exclusive

A reader asks whether the latest developments in clean energy technology can help save the planet. We break it down.

By Umair Irfan
A big fire at a lab near Atlanta spewed chemicals into the air. Here’s what we know.A big fire at a lab near Atlanta spewed chemicals into the air. Here’s what we know.
Climate

The Georgia chemical plant fire, explained.

By Jess Craig and Sam Delgado
The climate crisis is here. We can still have a better world. The climate crisis is here. We can still have a better world. 
Audio
Climate

Our hotter planet doesn’t have to be a hopeless planet.

By Sean Illing
Weather radar showed a strange blue mass in the eye of Hurricane Helene. What was it?Weather radar showed a strange blue mass in the eye of Hurricane Helene. What was it?
Down to Earth

A stunning image shows birds trapped inside the eye of Hurricane Helene.

By Benji Jones
In defense of the washing machineIn defense of the washing machine
Future Perfect

Rich people debate washing machines for fun. But for billions of poor people, the debate really matters.

By Kelsey Piper
Are we underestimating global warming?Are we underestimating global warming?
Audio
Climate

Why climate scientists are so concerned about aerosols, not just greenhouse gasses.

By Umair Irfan
Why Hurricane Helene is a wake-up call Why Hurricane Helene is a wake-up call 
Natural Disasters

This storm showed us how mega-storms are worsening. And how unprepared we are.

By Lavanya Ramanathan and Umair Irfan
One chart shows how Hurricane Helene turned into a monstrous stormOne chart shows how Hurricane Helene turned into a monstrous storm
Climate

After a relatively quiet summer, hurricane season resumes with potentially deadly force.

By Benji Jones
The ugly reality behind Tim Walz’s farm-friendly imageThe ugly reality behind Tim Walz’s farm-friendly image
Future Perfect

The VP candidate loves to snuggle baby animals. He’s giving factory farming a progressive sheen.

By Kenny Torrella
Everyone knows plastic pollution is bad. Why is it so hard for the world to act?Everyone knows plastic pollution is bad. Why is it so hard for the world to act?
ClimateMember Exclusive

The UN has three months to reach a deal on plastic pollution.

By Dylan Scott
Democrats have embraced a surprising “America First!” approach on climateDemocrats have embraced a surprising “America First!” approach on climate
Climate

The strategy comes at a cost for the planet.

By Umair Irfan
DNA from wild organisms could save your life — but there’s a catch
Down to Earth

Inside the extremely messy, profoundly confusing fight over who should profit from non-human DNA.

By Benji Jones
Even solar energy’s biggest fans are underestimating itEven solar energy’s biggest fans are underestimating it
Climate

Solar’s extraordinary forecast-defying growth, explained.

By Umair Irfan
Why everywhere seems to be flooding right nowWhy everywhere seems to be flooding right now
Climate

Unique factors have driven torrential rains around the world — but there’s also a likely common thread.

By Li Zhou
Are bugs really disappearing?Are bugs really disappearing?
Explain It to Me

A Vox reader asks: Is there really an insect apocalypse happening? We explain what’s really going on.

By Benji Jones
This coastal tribe has a radical vision for fighting sea-level rise in the Hamptons
Climate

Next to some of the priciest real estate in the world, the Shinnecock Nation refuses to merely retreat from its vulnerable shoreline.

By Joseph Lee