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They didn’t listen to Hurricane Milton evacuation orders. Then they posted through it.
They didn’t listen to Hurricane Milton evacuation orders. Then they posted through it.
Evacuating during a climate disaster is necessary. It’s also incredibly expensive.
In Sonoma County and Denver, activists are putting animal welfare on the ballot.
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Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota, Florida, around 8:30 pm Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 storm with up to 120 mile-per-hour winds. Follow her for the latest news and updates.
As Milton descends, Florida prepares for uncharted territory.
Hurricanes like Milton and Helene are making it harder than ever to insure your home.
How to know when a disaster response is going well and when it’s going poorly.
Rampant disinformation is getting in the way of disaster response.
The rare storm’s hyperexplosive growth, explained.
Its day job helps prevent an iconic ocean ecosystem from collapsing.
Seasonal workers help keep our forests healthy. What happens when you fire them?
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.
A reader asks whether the latest developments in clean energy technology can help save the planet. We break it down.
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.
Inside the extremely messy, profoundly confusing fight over who should profit from non-human DNA.
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.
Introducing a limited-run series exploring Indigenous solutions to extreme weather rooted in history — and the future.
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.