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Nancy Walecki is an assistant editor at The Atlantic.
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Illustration by The Atlantic ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’
The Palisades Fire is destroying places that I’ve loved.
Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / Getty The Hurricanes That Caught America Off Guard
Less than a century ago, many New Englanders were in a similar position to the Appalachian communities devastated by Helene.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Bettmann / Getty. The Doctor Will Ask About Your Gun Now
More physicians are making gun safety part of routine visits. But should they be?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Science Photo Library / Getty. Hurricanes Are Too Fast for Category 5
Climate change could double the risk of hurricanes with wind speeds greater than 192 miles an hour in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scott Kelly / NASA / Getty Spotify Doesn’t Know Who You Are
It’s okay if you’ve listened to Steely Dan 42,031 times this year. Really.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Tiny Climate Crises Are Adding Up to One Big Disaster
Billion-dollar disasters are breaking records, but the accumulation of small disasters can be devastating too.
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times / Getty The Mississippi Is Losing Its Fight With the Ocean
A combination of drought and sea-level rise has sent a wedge of salt water moving up the river.
Philip Gould / Getty New York City Is Not Built for This
The city is seeing rainfall patterns that look more like Miami’s or even Singapore’s, an official said at The Atlantic Festival.
Gary Hershorn / Getty The Next Supercontinent Could Be a Terrible, Terrible Place
A new study predicts that one giant, hot, dry landmass is looming in Earth’s future.
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