natural disaster

Planet

The East Coast Will Not Escape Fire

Kendra Pierre-Louis

September 19, 2022

Ideas

One Developer’s Case for Building in a High-Risk Fire Zone

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 20, 2022

Photo of a row of homes in Santa Clarita, California, with hills in the background

Ideas

Why We Remember Floods and Forget Droughts

Kim Beil

July 17, 2022

An old man's hand rests on a post in a drought landscape in central California

Ideas

What the Yellowstone Floods Teach Us

Tom Brokaw

June 21, 2022

A bison looks back as it crosses the road near Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park.

Health

I Got Stuck in the Yellowstone Floods

Nick Mott

June 18, 2022

How to Build a Life

How to Stop Freaking Out

Arthur C. Brooks

April 28, 2022

Illustration of a person with a tea kettle for a head. Steam is escaping, and the puffs of steam have frowny faces on them.

Science

A Recipe for Climate Disaster

Kendra Pierre-Louis

March 29, 2022

Houses torn from their foundations by a landslide

Ideas

Fukushima’s Earthquakes Show That Risk Is Inevitable

Juliette Kayyem

March 16, 2022

Illustration of a stack of stones with an exclamation point carved into them

Science

Climate Change Is Stretching Mumbai to Its Limit

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

February 7, 2022

Sahibraj Ramadhar Yadav in front of his house, which collapsed during the monsoon landslide in Panchsheel Chawl, in Vikhroli

Science

It Keeps on Raining Too Much Too Fast

Kendra Pierre-Louis

December 27, 2021

A moody, impressionistic shot of 4 people walking in the rain carrying umbrellas

Ideas

The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains

Lucas Bessire

December 26, 2021

USA. Stratford, California. 2013. A man repairs his dry well.

Science

The Volcanologist’s Paradox

Robin George Andrews

October 18, 2021

A red sky and yellow-lit smoke background USGS scientists working in front of the actively outgassing Fissure 8 vent, in Hawaii.

America In Person

When the Place You Live Becomes Unlivable

Anya Groner

October 13, 2021

A famile prepares dinner in their front yard after Hurricane Ida.

Science

Here Come the First Responders ... And the Engineers?

Eric Bender and Hakai Magazine

September 19, 2021

An overturned house in the aftermath of a disaster

Ideas

Evacuations Are Admissions of Failure

John Biguenet

September 18, 2021

Science

When the Climate Crisis Becomes Unignorable

Robinson Meyer

September 7, 2021

Emergency workers try to douse the smoldering remains of a banquet hall fire after the remnants of Hurricane Ida and its torrential rains tore through the area, in Manville, N.J., Sept. 3, 2021.

Science

Birds Can Hear Tsunamis Way Before They Hit

Hakai Magazine and Jason Gregg

September 6, 2021

Science

Climate Change Is Already Rejiggering Where Americans Live

Jake Bittle

September 3, 2021

An image of a man in front of a damaged home after Hurricane Ida.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Why Hurricane Ida Caught America Off Guard

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 30, 2021

Science

We’re Hitting the Limits of Hurricane Preparedness

Robinson Meyer

August 29, 2021

A person crosses a street in New Orleans under heavy rainfall during Hurricane Ida.

Science

California’s Cliffs Are Collapsing One by One

Ramin Skibba and Hakai Magazine

July 17, 2021

Apartments at the edge of an eroding cliff in Pacifica, California

Ideas

The Gods Were Right

Andri Snær Magnason

June 2, 2021

The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupting in Iceland on May 18, 2021

Science

A Portal to Mars on the Tip of Iceland

Robin George Andrews and Quanta Magazine

April 11, 2021

A photo of the volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula.

Science

Where Will the Next Big Flood Hit?

Carrie Arnold and Knowable Magazine

November 28, 2020

Science

The Alaska Tsunami That Can’t Be Stopped

Victoria Petersen and High Country News

November 15, 2020

Science

The United States Has Become a Disaster Area

Emma Marris

September 22, 2020

A firefighter near Monrovia Canyon Park, California

Science

America Is Being Pummeled by Disasters

Robinson Meyer

August 27, 2020

People get assistance at an event center in Louisiana as they evacuate the area ahead of Hurricane Laura.

Politics

The Big Story: Revisiting Hurricane Katrina, 15 Years Later

August 20, 2020

Family

Tell Your Kids the Truth About This Moment

Kate Julian

June 23, 2020

Politics

First Came the Virus. Next Come the Storms.

Jacqueline Landry

May 26, 2020

A person wades through high floodwaters.

Ideas

Why Don’t We Know Who the Coronavirus Victims Are?

Ibram X. Kendi

April 1, 2020

Emergency medics at Elmhurst Hospital Center in New York City.

Press Room

Floodlines: The story of an unnatural disaster

March 12, 2020

Editor’s Note

Introducing Floodlines

Jeffrey Goldberg

March 12, 2020

U.S.

Floodlines: Map of Key Locations

Katherine Wells

March 12, 2020

U.S.

Floodlines: Timeline of Events

Vann R. Newkirk II

March 12, 2020

Sections

The Print Edition

Let Puerto Rico Be Free

The East Coast Will Not Escape Fire

One Developer’s Case for Building in a High-Risk Fire Zone

Why We Remember Floods and Forget Droughts

What the Yellowstone Floods Teach Us

I Got Stuck in the Yellowstone Floods

How to Stop Freaking Out

A Recipe for Climate Disaster

Fukushima’s Earthquakes Show That Risk Is Inevitable

Climate Change Is Stretching Mumbai to Its Limit

It Keeps on Raining Too Much Too Fast

The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains

The Volcanologist’s Paradox

When the Place You Live Becomes Unlivable

Here Come the First Responders ... And the Engineers?

Evacuations Are Admissions of Failure

When the Climate Crisis Becomes Unignorable

Birds Can Hear Tsunamis Way Before They Hit

Climate Change Is Already Rejiggering Where Americans Live

The Atlantic Daily: Why Hurricane Ida Caught America Off Guard

We’re Hitting the Limits of Hurricane Preparedness

California’s Cliffs Are Collapsing One by One

The Gods Were Right

A Portal to Mars on the Tip of Iceland

Where Will the Next Big Flood Hit?

The Alaska Tsunami That Can’t Be Stopped

The United States Has Become a Disaster Area

America Is Being Pummeled by Disasters

The Big Story: Revisiting Hurricane Katrina, 15 Years Later

Tell Your Kids the Truth About This Moment

First Came the Virus. Next Come the Storms.

Why Don’t We Know Who the Coronavirus Victims Are?

Floodlines: The story of an unnatural disaster

Introducing Floodlines

Floodlines: Map of Key Locations

Floodlines: Timeline of Events