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
Illustration by The AtlanticEVs Could Last Nearly Forever—If Car Companies Let ThemAn electric car capable of running for 1 million miles is within reach.Matteo WongJune 8, 2024
John Taggart / Bloomberg / GettyThe Cars Always WinNew York’s stalled congestion-pricing plan was a rare chance to try something different in American transportation.Sarah LaskowJune 5, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.No One Really Understands CloudsThey’re one of the greatest climate mysteries left.Zoë SchlangerMay 28, 2024
Courtesy of John GoveGiant Heaps of Plastic Are Helping Vegetables GrowPlastic allows farmers to use less water and fertilizer. But at the end of each season, they’re left with a pile of waste.John GoveMay 17, 2024
Courtesy of Robert LangellierShould the Hawthorn Be Saved?These trees once proliferated wildly across eastern North America, but now they’re dying out.Robert LangellierMay 13, 2024
Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters / ReduxThe Future of Electric Cars Hinges on a DongleA free charging adapter can help alleviate one of the biggest problems holding back EVs.Abigail BassettMay 10, 2024
Christopher Pike / Bloomberg / GettyPlaying God With the AtmosphereInterfering with Earth’s climate systems is becoming more possible—and less predictable—than ever.Marina KorenApril 18, 2024
Hilxia Szabo / Gallery StockMaine Is a Warning for America’s PFAS FutureNew federal rules require public systems to measure and mitigate certain harmful man-made chemicals. Maine is already learning how hard that can be.Zoë SchlangerApril 11, 2024
Larry Towell / MagnumA 600-Year-Old Blueprint for Weathering Climate ChangeDuring the Little Ice Age, Native North Americans devised whole new economic, social, and political structures.Kathleen DuValApril 2, 2024
Wolfgang Kaehler / LightRocket / GettyToo Few Americans Are Eating a Remarkable FruitBreadfruit is a staple in tropical places—and climate change is pushing its range north.Zoë SchlangerMarch 28, 2024
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / GettyAmerica’s Climate Boomtowns Are WaitingRising temperatures could push millions of people north.Abrahm LustgartenMarch 23, 2024
Doug Mills / The New York Times / ReduxJoe Biden and Donald Trump Have Thoughts About Your Next CarGet ready for the EV election.Zoë SchlangerMarch 20, 2024
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.Fruit Chaos Is ComingClimate change is threatening to turn sublime summer stone fruits disgusting, or rob us of their pleasures entirely.Zoë SchlangerMarch 11, 2024
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.Electric Cars Are Still Not Good EnoughThe long, torturous wait for cheap EVs isn’t ending in 2024.Andrew MosemanMarch 8, 2024
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.The Oceans We Knew Are Already GoneAs far as humanity is concerned, the transformation of our seas is “effectively permanent.”Marina KorenMarch 7, 2024
Alex Wong / GettyGoodbye to Biden’s First Climate EnvoyJohn Kerry believes the world can still limit global warming, even if U.S. climate politics are “embarrassing.”Zoë SchlangerMarch 4, 2024
George Rose / GettyThere’s Only One Way to Fix Air Pollution NowClean-air rules just can’t keep up with climate change.Zoë SchlangerFebruary 21, 2024
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / GettyA Climate Reckoning Is Coming for the Next PresidentA second Trump term would be a disaster. And the U.S. would mostly be hurting itself.Zoë SchlangerFebruary 12, 2024
Aude Guerrucci / Reuters / ReduxCalifornia’s Climate Has Come UnmooredThe weather of catastrophe is here.Ross AndersenFebruary 7, 2024
Scott Kelly / NASA / GettyHurricanes Are Too Fast for Category 5Climate change could double the risk of hurricanes with wind speeds greater than 192 miles an hour in the Gulf of Mexico. Nancy WaleckiFebruary 5, 2024