natural disaster

January 9, 2025

A photo of people in L.A. watching the wildfire rampaging across a hillside

Planet

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’

Nancy Walecki

January 8, 2025

Politics

The Particular Horror of the Los Angeles Wildfires

Conor Friedersdorf

January 8, 2025

A photo of an entire home set ablaze in a wildfire.

Planet

Bogotá’s Water Rationing Is a Preview

Elizabeth Rush

December 17, 2024

Science

The Georgia Chemical Disaster Is a Warning

Hana Kiros

November 1, 2024

In a black-and-white photo, a large plume of smoke rises over buildings.

The Atlantic Daily

Election Disinformation Is Getting More Chaotic

Lora Kelley

October 21, 2024

Ideas

The Sunshine Staters Aren’t Going Anywhere

Diane Roberts

October 16, 2024

An illustration resembling a tourism-agency advertisement for Florida

Science

The Truth About Hurricane Geoengineering

Marina Koren

October 12, 2024

A meteorologist points to a big blue screen displaying wind data from hundreds of weather stations

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Hurricanes That Caught America Off Guard

Nancy Walecki

October 10, 2024

Planet

Florida’s Risky Bet

Zoë Schlanger

October 10, 2024

Three people stand against the wall of a house; a downed tree and street signs are in the foreground.

Science

Hurricane Milton Made a Terrible Prediction Come True

Marina Koren

October 9, 2024

An illustration featuring a collection of images of Hurricane Milton as seen from outer space, in muted colors

Politics

November Will Be Worse

Elaine Godfrey

October 9, 2024

A photo illustration of a lightning storm

Planet

Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading

Zoë Schlanger

October 8, 2024

A sculpture of Poseidon stands in the ocean before the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico.

The Atlantic Daily

Why Helene Caught So Many Residents Off Guard

Lora Kelley

October 3, 2024

A flooded and muddy entryway in a house in North Carolina

Science

An Alarming New Trend in Hurricane Deaths

Marina Koren

October 3, 2024

A destroyed car floats in floodwaters in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Ideas

‘The Death Toll Is Going to Be Tremendous’

David A. Graham

October 3, 2024

People clean up a muddy downtown street using wheelbarrows

Planet

My Friend Was in the Valley

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

October 1, 2024

Two people stand in floodwater before wreckage in western North Carolina

Politics

Hurricane Helene Created a 30-Foot Chasm of Earth on My Street

Chris Moody

October 1, 2024

A boy plays near the remainder of a washed-out road near his family's home in Watauga County on September 27, 2024.

Planet

North Carolina Was Set Up for Disaster

Marina Koren

September 30, 2024

Four people walk through a muddy suburban street intersection, inspecting the flood damage in Asheville, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Planet

America Needs a Disaster Corps

Zoë Schlanger

September 30, 2024

A man in the foreground looks at splinters of structures strewn on the ground amid palm trees after Hurricane Helene struck the Gulf Coast.

Science

America’s Hurricane Luck Is Running Out

Marina Koren

September 27, 2024

An American flag is submerged in floodwaters in Florida after Hurricane Helene swept over the southeastern United States.

Science

A Harmless Volcanic Eruption Has Its Charms

Robin George Andrews

September 26, 2024

A fissure in a wooded area of Hawaii leaking bright-orange lava

Ideas

The Southern California Wildfire Paradox

Conor Friedersdorf

September 22, 2024

The Bridge Fire burns in Wrightwood, California, September 10, 2024.

Science

The Mystery of Greenland’s Nine-Day Tremor

Robin George Andrews

September 21, 2024

Black-and-white photograph of barren mountains

Science

About Every 500 Years, a Major Quake Body-Slams Middle America

Freda Kreier

July 27, 2024

Map of the United States with states labeled. Red circles radiate from a location in southeast Missouri.

Planet

When Storm Prep Is Left up to Citizens

Sara Sneath

July 23, 2024

Storm clouds off the coast of Louisiana can be seen from Pointe-Aux-Chenes

Planet

Houston Is on a Path to an All-Out Power Crisis

Andrea Valdez

July 12, 2024

A truck with its headlights on in a dark Lovett Dental parking lot in Texas

Science

Hurricane Beryl Is a Terrifying Omen

Marina Koren

July 2, 2024

A fisherman looks at fishing vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados on July 1, 2024.

Science

California Is 150 Years Overdue for a Massive Earthquake

Ross Andersen

June 27, 2024

Illustration of the state of California, filled with seismograph readings, on a red background

Science

We Ruined Rain

Marina Koren

June 20, 2024

A resident walks along a flooded street after rainstorms slammed northern California, in the coastal town of Aptos, on January 5, 2023

Science

Miami Is Entering a State of Unreality

Mario Alejandro Ariza

June 18, 2024

Two people make their way down a street in Miami so flooded that it's essentially a lake.

Science

Cruise Ships Aren’t Ready for Instant Tsunamis

Christian Elliott

June 9, 2024

A cruise ship travels in Alaska against a backdrop of fjords and glaciers.

Planet

Playing God With the Atmosphere

Marina Koren

April 18, 2024

An abandoned vehicle floats in floodwater.

Ideas

Humanity’s Enduring Obsession With the Apocalypse

Adrienne LaFrance

April 8, 2024

Technology

Did You Feel That?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

April 5, 2024

Ideas

Did We Fall in Love With the Wrong House?

Emily Raboteau

March 12, 2024

Wolves and birds reflected in the surface of a pond

Sections

The Print Edition

When the Flames Come for You

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’

The Particular Horror of the Los Angeles Wildfires

Bogotá’s Water Rationing Is a Preview

The Georgia Chemical Disaster Is a Warning

Election Disinformation Is Getting More Chaotic

The Sunshine Staters Aren’t Going Anywhere

The Truth About Hurricane Geoengineering

The Hurricanes That Caught America Off Guard

Florida’s Risky Bet

Hurricane Milton Made a Terrible Prediction Come True

November Will Be Worse

Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading

Why Helene Caught So Many Residents Off Guard

An Alarming New Trend in Hurricane Deaths

‘The Death Toll Is Going to Be Tremendous’

My Friend Was in the Valley

Hurricane Helene Created a 30-Foot Chasm of Earth on My Street

North Carolina Was Set Up for Disaster

America Needs a Disaster Corps

America’s Hurricane Luck Is Running Out

A Harmless Volcanic Eruption Has Its Charms

The Southern California Wildfire Paradox

The Mystery of Greenland’s Nine-Day Tremor

About Every 500 Years, a Major Quake Body-Slams Middle America

When Storm Prep Is Left up to Citizens

Houston Is on a Path to an All-Out Power Crisis

Hurricane Beryl Is a Terrifying Omen

California Is 150 Years Overdue for a Massive Earthquake

We Ruined Rain

Miami Is Entering a State of Unreality

Cruise Ships Aren’t Ready for Instant Tsunamis

Playing God With the Atmosphere

Humanity’s Enduring Obsession With the Apocalypse

Did You Feel That?

Did We Fall in Love With the Wrong House?