Climate
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Its day job helps prevent an iconic ocean ecosystem from collapsing.
Seasonal workers help keep our forests healthy. What happens when you fire them?
(And wait until you hear about Pesto the penguin.)
Around the country, anti-camping policies are complicating disaster recovery.
Cell towers in space are more capable than ever of helping people on the ground.
Hurricane Helene exposed the vulnerable underbelly of the global chip industry.
You shouldn’t travel to a flood zone, but you can still support the recovery.
Factory farming makes hurricanes more dangerous, disgusting, and expensive.
The brine fly is in trouble. It could take the whole ecosystem down with it.
Seven questions about the “biblical devastation” from Helene’s fallout, answered.
The Georgia chemical plant fire, explained.
Our hotter planet doesn’t have to be a hopeless planet.
A stunning image shows birds trapped inside the eye of Hurricane Helene.
Rich people debate washing machines for fun. But for billions of poor people, the debate really matters.
Why climate scientists are so concerned about aerosols, not just greenhouse gasses.
This storm showed us how mega-storms are worsening. And how unprepared we are.
After a relatively quiet summer, hurricane season resumes with potentially deadly force.
The VP candidate loves to snuggle baby animals. He’s giving factory farming a progressive sheen.
The UN has three months to reach a deal on plastic pollution.
The strategy comes at a cost for the planet.
Solar’s extraordinary forecast-defying growth, explained.
Unique factors have driven torrential rains around the world — but there’s also a likely common thread.
A Vox reader asks: Is there really an insect apocalypse happening? We explain what’s really going on.
Next to some of the priciest real estate in the world, the Shinnecock Nation refuses to merely retreat from its vulnerable shoreline.
As other animals flee the flames, these beetles get busy.
If the race to stop a spill in the Red Sea fails, it would be one of the worst in history.
561 research papers in, the case for degrowth is still weak.
We buy stuff. We throw it away. There’s a system to stop this toxic cycle.
A frightening wildlife disease is killing millions of bats in the US. Humans are collateral damage.
The case for and against fracking, politics aside.
The largest mass transit system in the United States is overdue for an upgrade.
It’s time to add one more contingency to your travel plans: a major natural disaster.
To thwart a disease that’s decimating Caribbean coral reefs, scientists are turning to an unlikely drug.
Climate change was a huge issue for Democrats in the 2020 election. Voters care less now.
The Gulf’s looming hurricane problem, explained in a simple graph.
Arcane permitting rules are holding back clean energy. Speeding it up could have some big drawbacks.
An island in the south Caribbean has shown a unique resilience to climate change, but now it faces the ultimate test.
And a few things you can do about it.
How one Karuk fire crew leader is decolonizing our relationship to fire.