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How a tiny island is adapting to climate change ... on its dinner plates
Climate

Dominica’s traditional foods are countering modern threats.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
The Winnemem Wintu won land back for their tribe. Here’s what’s next.The Winnemem Wintu won land back for their tribe. Here’s what’s next.
Climate

They hope to solidify the connections among Indigenous rights, nature, and wildlife.

By Izzie Ramirez
Down to Earth
It’s clearer than ever that we’re pushing the Amazon rainforest to its dreaded demiseIt’s clearer than ever that we’re pushing the Amazon rainforest to its dreaded demise
Down to Earth

Human survival depends on this iconic ecosystem, and only one thing will save it.

By Benji Jones
Climate
What we know about the wildfires in HawaiiWhat we know about the wildfires in Hawaii
Climate

At least 115 people have been killed in the wildfires in Hawaii as crews search for people who remain missing.

By Vox Staff
A traumatized Maui will soon resume selling paradise to tourists
Natural Disasters

As tourism returns to Maui, those displaced by this year’s deadly fires face losing their homes again.

By Frances Nguyen
Climate
How do you prepare a city like New York for major floods?How do you prepare a city like New York for major floods?
Climate

The flooding on September 29 was bad. The future will be, too.

By Ellen Ioanes
Climate
The “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explainedThe “new abnormal”: The rise of extreme flooding, briefly explained
Climate

Climate change is contributing to heavier precipitation, a major factor in flooding.

By Li Zhou
Climate
How radical should you be when you’re trying to save the planet?How radical should you be when you’re trying to save the planet?
Podcast
Climate

“Die-ins,” Krazy Glue, and gridlock: The climate movement is embracing civil disobedience.

By Avishay Artsy
Climate
The US power grid quietly survived its most brutal summer yetThe US power grid quietly survived its most brutal summer yet
Climate

Despite record power demand, the grid largely avoided blackouts. Don’t take this for granted.

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
Human progress has come at the expense of animals. It doesn’t have to.Human progress has come at the expense of animals. It doesn’t have to.
Future Perfect

Add in the extreme suffering of tens of billions of farmed animals, and suddenly the world looks like a much darker place.

By Bryan Walsh
Video
How to fight climate change with parking lotsHow to fight climate change with parking lots
Play
Video

Why haven’t we covered them in solar panels?

By Ranjani Chakraborty
Scientists will unleash an army of crabs to help save Florida’s dying reef
Down to Earth

Not all heroes wear capes. Some are crabs.

By Benji Jones
Climate
The extraordinary need for disaster warning systems, explainedThe extraordinary need for disaster warning systems, explained
Climate

This tiny Caribbean country shows why early warnings are an essential climate change adaptation.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
A climate scientist on how to recognize the new climate change denialA climate scientist on how to recognize the new climate change denial
Podcast
Climate

Delay, deflect, downplay, and other ways fossil fuel companies block climate action.

By Avishay Artsy
Future Perfect
Governments once imagined a future without extreme poverty. What happened?Governments once imagined a future without extreme poverty. What happened?
Future Perfect

As the UN meets in New York, progress and energy around the Sustainable Development Goals is dwindling at the worst possible time.

By Bryan Walsh
I visited a beautiful coral reef in 2022. What I saw there this summer shocked me.
Climate

Devastating photos reveal how an extreme heat wave is wrecking Florida’s coral reef.

By Benji Jones
Climate
What climate activists mean when they say “end fossil fuels”What climate activists mean when they say “end fossil fuels”
Climate

The bolder, narrower message of the climate movement, explained.

By Rebecca Leber
Video
It’s time to replace urban delivery vans with e-bikesIt’s time to replace urban delivery vans with e-bikes
Play
Video

E-bikes are cleaner and safer. So why aren’t we using them?

By Liz Scheltens
The ocean is rising — and so is Miami’s skyline
The United States of Florida

The coastal city wants to build its way out of climate change. Is that smart?

By Umair Irfan
Florida has become a zoo. A literal zoo.
The United States of Florida

These monkeys, reptiles, and birds don’t belong in Florida. Should we kick them out?

By Benji Jones
The terrible paradox of air pollution and climate change
Climate

Some types of air pollution slow global warming — but at the cost of millions of deaths a year.

By Rachel DuRose
America’s most iconic coral reef is dying. Only one thing will save it.
Down to Earth

An extreme heat wave has pushed Florida’s reef to the brink — and burned up years worth of progress.

By Benji Jones
World Politics
The political failures behind Libya’s deadly floodingThe political failures behind Libya’s deadly flooding
World Politics

The death toll is a tragedy decades in the making.

By Jonathan Guyer
Future Perfect
Is the future of energy ... pouring water on hot rocks in the ground?Is the future of energy ... pouring water on hot rocks in the ground?
Future Perfect

Geothermal’s “breakthrough,” and the challenges ahead, explained.

By Dylan Matthews
Climate
Climate disasters will happen everywhere, anytimeClimate disasters will happen everywhere, anytime
Climate

Wildfires, hurricanes, and extreme heat used to follow seasonal rules. They increasingly don’t.

By Rebecca Leber
Climate
Wildfires are coming... for New Jersey?Wildfires are coming... for New Jersey?
Climate

Climate change is expanding the list of areas at risk for the worst wildfires.

By Kylie Mohr
How cars ruin wild animals’ lives
Future Perfect

If you love nature, consider not driving in it.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Science
How rescuers find survivors after deadly earthquakesHow rescuers find survivors after deadly earthquakes
Science

People might be still trapped under debris in Morocco. Here’s how they could be saved.

By Neel Dhanesha
Natural Disasters
What we know about Morocco’s deadly earthquakeWhat we know about Morocco’s deadly earthquake
Natural Disasters

A massive quake near Marrakesh on Friday night has killed more than 2,100.

By Ellen Ioanes
The Vox guide to extreme heat
The Southern Hemisphere, where it’s winter, has been really hot tooThe Southern Hemisphere, where it’s winter, has been really hot too
The Vox guide to extreme heat

Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, and Australia had heat waves in the past few months. Now spring begins.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
The world’s brutal climate change report card, explainedThe world’s brutal climate change report card, explained
Climate

The first international climate change stocktake says trying is not enough.

By Umair Irfan and Rebecca Leber
Climate
The oil industry’s cynical gamble on Arctic drillingThe oil industry’s cynical gamble on Arctic drilling
Climate

Companies like ConocoPhillips are banking on a future filled with oil.

By Rebecca Leber
Future Perfect
Rethinking the war on invasive speciesRethinking the war on invasive species
Future Perfect

Invasive species cost hundreds of billions each year. But the division between “alien” and “native” isn’t so clear.

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
Burning Man’s climate protesters have a pointBurning Man’s climate protesters have a point
Technology

Building a temporary city of 80,000 people in the desert is actually bad for the planet.

By Adam Clark Estes
Down to Earth
How sharks avoid the wrath of an extreme hurricaneHow sharks avoid the wrath of an extreme hurricane
Down to Earth

These marine predators have a few clever tricks to survive storms like Idalia.

By Benji Jones
Future Perfect
The myths we tell ourselves about American farmingThe myths we tell ourselves about American farming
Future Perfect

“Agricultural exceptionalism,” explained.

By Kenny Torrella
Climate
There’s been a shift in how we think about climate changeThere’s been a shift in how we think about climate change
Climate

A climate psychologist explains how we’ve moved beyond hope, anger, and complacency toward something more promising.

By Rebecca Leber
Politics
A Florida hurricane and shooting are testing Ron DeSantisA Florida hurricane and shooting are testing Ron DeSantis
Politics

Can the weakened presidential candidate weather crises at home?

By Nicole Narea
Climate
How Louisiana — one of the nation’s wettest states — caught on fireHow Louisiana — one of the nation’s wettest states — caught on fire
Climate

Even traditionally wet states are experiencing unprecedented wildfires.

By Li Zhou
Climate
Why Hurricane Idalia is so dangerous, explained in 7 mapsWhy Hurricane Idalia is so dangerous, explained in 7 maps
Climate

Several factors put Idalia on track to rival damage from previous deadly hurricanes.

By Benji Jones and Umair Irfan