Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty.The Next President Will Be a Climate-Disaster PresidentHow will they help Americans deal with the extreme weather battering the country?Zoë SchlangerSeptember 10, 2024
Eric Thayer / APThis Fire Is Too Close to L.A. for ComfortUrban spillover is becoming a greater threat as wildfires grow.Caroline Mimbs NyceSeptember 10, 2024
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.The Most Personal Climate Case in the WorldDid Austria’s rising temperatures violate this man’s human rights?Zoë SchlangerSeptember 6, 2024
Alec Soth / MagnumAmerica’s New Climate DelusionThe U.S. could sink billions into curbing emissions without altering the fate of the places climate change affects most.Zoë SchlangerSeptember 3, 2024
Josh Edelson / AFP / GettyThe Wildfire Risk in America’s Front YardsIf we really want to keep communities safe, we need to think about where we build, and with what.Kylie MohrAugust 30, 2024
Fredrik Naumann / Panos Pictures / ReduxThe Corals That Survive Climate Change Will Be UnrecognizableThey have endured so much, and to endure this, they’ll have to adapt dramatically.Marina KorenAugust 28, 2024
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: GettyThe Hardest Sell in American Car CultureFord is pivoting to small electric cars. Will a country of SUV lovers actually buy them?Patrick GeorgeAugust 22, 2024
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty.Are You Sure Your House Is Worth That Much?Climate risk is still not being priced into American homeownership.Zoë SchlangerAugust 22, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.Get Ready for Tesla CopsPolice officers are falling in love with electric cars.Matteo WongAugust 15, 2024
Illustration by The AtlanticAmerica Has a Hot-Steel ProblemRailways, roads, power lines, batteries—the heat of climate change is making them all falter.Zoë SchlangerAugust 14, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.California’s Fire-Insurance Crisis Just Got RealThe Park Fire has sent homeowners falling through the state’s shredded safety net.Caroline Mimbs NyceAugust 12, 2024
H. Armstrong Roberts / ClassicStock / GettyThe Decline of America’s Public PoolsAs summers get hotter, public pools help people stay cool. Why are they so neglected?Eve AndrewsAugust 12, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Amazon.Sorry, You Need a Neck FanThe age of heat gadgets is here.Saahil DesaiAugust 9, 2024
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.Your Air Conditioner Is Lying to YouHow does money-saver mode make sense?Daniel EngberAugust 9, 2024
Aleksandra Szmigiel / ReutersThe Summer Olympics Can’t Keep Up This SpeedThe heat will continue to rise and slow athletes down.Zoë SchlangerAugust 8, 2024
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.Climate Change Is Shifting the Planet’s Most Basic PropertiesHumans have managed to slow the Earth’s spin and shift its axis.Marina KorenAugust 6, 2024
Matt McClain / The Washington Post / GettyShade Will Make or Break American CitiesTrees are nice and all, but they’re not enough.Emma MarrisAugust 2, 2024
Hung T. Vu / USA Today / ReutersCalifornia’s Fire Luck Just Ran OutThe Park Fire is already one of the 10 largest recorded in the state’s history.Caroline Mimbs NyceJuly 27, 2024
Mario Tama / GettyThe Global Temperature Just Went BumpWe’re just sticking a toe into the climatic realm of the previous interglacial period, not living in it—yet.Zoë SchlangerJuly 25, 2024
Mark Felix / AFP / GettyWhen Storm Prep Is Left up to CitizensRapidly intensifying storms have made it much harder for cities to plan their responses.Sara SneathJuly 23, 2024
Sergio Pitamitz / VW Pics / GettyThe Search for Alien Life Starts on EarthBut the places that could most help scientists find it are melting away.Marina KorenJuly 17, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather ReportsProject 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Zoë SchlangerJuly 16, 2024
Danielle Villasana / GettyHouston Is on a Path to an All-Out Power CrisisThe city’s widespread outage is a preview of how bad things could get this hurricane season.Andrea ValdezJuly 12, 2024
Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: Sepia Times / Getty.The Awkward Truth About ExtinctionThe disappearance of species is destructive, but it’s also one of the most natural, creative forces on Earth.Leigh PhillipsJuly 9, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Tesla.America Finally Has an Answer to the Biggest Problem With EVsUsed electric cars are not just cheap—they are cheaper than similar gas cars.Matteo WongJuly 8, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Suparna Hazra / Getty.The Climate Is Falling Apart. Prepare for the Push Alerts.In our era of extreme weather, this is how we’ll watch the world change.Zoë SchlangerJuly 8, 2024
Ricardo Mazalan / APHurricane Beryl Is a Terrifying OmenThis season’s first major storm broke records. How bad will the rest be?Marina KorenJuly 2, 2024
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty.American Environmentalism Just Got Shoved Into Legal PurgatoryThe Supreme Court’s decision to overrule the long-standing Chevron doctrine could be used to undo environmental progress.Zoë SchlangerJune 28, 2024
The Atlantic. Source: Robert Nickelsberg / Getty.America Is Still Stuck on Prius vs. PickupEverything about the climate is changing—except the politics.Gregory BarberJune 28, 2024
Roger Kisby / NYT / ReduxA New Danger at America’s National ParksExtreme heat is making it harder for rescue helicopters to take off.Kylie MohrJune 26, 2024
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty.Triple-Digit Highs Can Be MisleadingA single number can’t capture extreme heat.Kylie MohrJune 22, 2024
Loic Venance / AFP / GettyAmerica’s Doublethink on Working Through the HeatHeat can be deadly; no federal rules currently exist to protect workers against that danger.Zoë SchlangerJune 21, 2024
Daniel Kozin / APMiami Is Entering a State of UnrealityNo amount of adaptation to climate change can fix Miami’s water problems.Mario Alejandro ArizaJune 18, 2024
James Bugg for The AtlanticThe Koala ParadoxCan Australia find a way to protect its most beloved animal?Katherine J. WuJune 17, 2024
Sources: MediaNews Group / The Mercury News / GettyYou Have Every Reason to Avoid Breathing Wildfire SmokeThe hazards are only becoming clearer; what the U.S. will do to protect people is not.Zoë SchlangerJune 14, 2024
Nicolas BayouA Wild Plan to Avert Catastrophic Sea-Level RiseThe collapse of Antarctica’s ice sheets would be disastrous. A group of scientists has an idea to save them.Ross AndersenJune 12, 2024
Illustration by Adam MaidaWhat America Owes the PlanetClimate reparations would hold the globe’s biggest polluters—including the United States—responsible for their actions. They might also be the best hope those nations have for saving themselves.Vann R. Newkirk IIJune 11, 2024
Ashley Gilbertson for The AtlanticWhat Will Become of American Civilization?Conspiracism and hyper-partisanship in the nation’s fastest-growing cityGeorge PackerJune 10, 2024
Jeffrey GoldbergIn Wildness Is the Preservation of the WorldReturning the planet to some sort of climate equilibrium is a universal interest.Jeffrey GoldbergJune 10, 2024