natural disaster

February 18, 2023

Up for Debate

How 12 Readers Prepare for Natural Disasters

Conor Friedersdorf

February 13, 2023

Photo illustration of first-aid supplies

Ideas

Turkey’s Trust in Government Has Turned to Dust

Ayşegül Sert

February 8, 2023

Science

Earthquakes Are Unlike Any Other Environmental Disaster

Robin George Andrews

February 7, 2023

Rescuers search for victims and survivors in the rubble of buildings a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's southeast, in Diyarbakir, on February 7, 2023.

Science

A Fisherman Died in 1952. Could Climate Change Be to Blame?

Chris Baraniuk

February 4, 2023

A rocklside in Greenland that killed a man in 1952

Planet

Suddenly, California Has Too Much Water

Jacob Stern

January 11, 2023

A two-story white house in California shown surrounded on all sides by muddy water halfway up its first level

Science

Underground Cables Are Taking the Planet’s Pulse

Carolyn Wilke

December 4, 2022

Ideas

The Mauna Loa Eruption Is a Gift for Science

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 29, 2022

Collage with aerial images of a volcano, a sign that reads Mauna Loa, orange lava.

Science

Scientists Can No Longer Ignore Ancient Flooding Tales

Chris Baraniuk

October 10, 2022

An image of storm clouds with sun shining through onto a hyper-blue ocean

The Atlantic Daily

Americans Are Moving Into the Paths of Hurricanes

Kelli María Korducki

October 6, 2022

Travel trailers are inundated by floodwaters at the Peace River Campground on October 4, 2022 in Arcadia, Florida.

Podcasts

What Puerto Rico Needs Most

A.C. Valdez and Claudine Ebeid

October 6, 2022

A woman in Puerto Rico stands beside a devastated home.

Global

One Nation Under Water

Nazish Brohi

October 6, 2022

A photo of an encampment of tents for people displaced by Pakistan's floods

Ideas

Escaping Hurricane Ian

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 30, 2022

Black-and-white picture of two men carrying a dinghy boat in the flooded streets of a Florida neighborhood

The Atlantic Daily

What Makes Ian Different From Other Hurricanes

Kelli María Korducki

September 29, 2022

a car is submerged in water in a flooded street while people paddle past it in a canoe

Science

Honestly? The Link Between Climate Change and Hurricanes Is Complicated.

Robinson Meyer

September 29, 2022

An image of fallen trees in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

The Atlantic Daily

The Next Shock Wave in Puerto Rico

Kelli María Korducki

September 21, 2022

A man walks through the flooded neighborhood of Juana Matos in Catano, Puerto Rico, on September 19.

Ideas

Let Puerto Rico Be Free

Jaquira Díaz

November 2022 Issue

Planet

The East Coast Will Not Escape Fire

Kendra Pierre-Louis

September 19, 2022

Ideas

One Developer’s Case for Building in a High-Risk Fire Zone

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 20, 2022

Photo of a row of homes in Santa Clarita, California, with hills in the background

Ideas

Why We Remember Floods and Forget Droughts

Kim Beil

July 17, 2022

An old man's hand rests on a post in a drought landscape in central California

Ideas

What the Yellowstone Floods Teach Us

Tom Brokaw

June 21, 2022

A bison looks back as it crosses the road near Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park.

Health

I Got Stuck in the Yellowstone Floods

Nick Mott

June 18, 2022

How to Build a Life

How to Stop Freaking Out

Arthur C. Brooks

April 28, 2022

Illustration of a person with a tea kettle for a head. Steam is escaping, and the puffs of steam have frowny faces on them.

Science

A Recipe for Climate Disaster

Kendra Pierre-Louis

March 29, 2022

Houses torn from their foundations by a landslide

Ideas

Fukushima’s Earthquakes Show That Risk Is Inevitable

Juliette Kayyem

March 16, 2022

Illustration of a stack of stones with an exclamation point carved into them

Science

Climate Change Is Stretching Mumbai to Its Limit

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

February 7, 2022

Sahibraj Ramadhar Yadav in front of his house, which collapsed during the monsoon landslide in Panchsheel Chawl, in Vikhroli

Science

It Keeps on Raining Too Much Too Fast

Kendra Pierre-Louis

December 27, 2021

A moody, impressionistic shot of 4 people walking in the rain carrying umbrellas

Ideas

The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains

Lucas Bessire

December 26, 2021

USA. Stratford, California. 2013. A man repairs his dry well.

Science

The Volcanologist’s Paradox

Robin George Andrews

October 18, 2021

A red sky and yellow-lit smoke background USGS scientists working in front of the actively outgassing Fissure 8 vent, in Hawaii.

America In Person

When the Place You Live Becomes Unlivable

Anya Groner

October 13, 2021

A famile prepares dinner in their front yard after Hurricane Ida.

Science

Here Come the First Responders ... And the Engineers?

Eric Bender and Hakai Magazine

September 19, 2021

An overturned house in the aftermath of a disaster

Ideas

Evacuations Are Admissions of Failure

John Biguenet

September 18, 2021

Science

When the Climate Crisis Becomes Unignorable

Robinson Meyer

September 7, 2021

Emergency workers try to douse the smoldering remains of a banquet hall fire after the remnants of Hurricane Ida and its torrential rains tore through the area, in Manville, N.J., Sept. 3, 2021.

Science

Birds Can Hear Tsunamis Way Before They Hit

Hakai Magazine and Jason Gregg

September 6, 2021

Science

Climate Change Is Already Rejiggering Where Americans Live

Jake Bittle

September 3, 2021

An image of a man in front of a damaged home after Hurricane Ida.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Why Hurricane Ida Caught America Off Guard

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 30, 2021

Sections

The Print Edition

Paleotsunamis Offer a Quiet Warning

How 12 Readers Prepare for Natural Disasters

Turkey’s Trust in Government Has Turned to Dust

Earthquakes Are Unlike Any Other Environmental Disaster

A Fisherman Died in 1952. Could Climate Change Be to Blame?

Suddenly, California Has Too Much Water

Underground Cables Are Taking the Planet’s Pulse

The Mauna Loa Eruption Is a Gift for Science

Scientists Can No Longer Ignore Ancient Flooding Tales

Americans Are Moving Into the Paths of Hurricanes

What Puerto Rico Needs Most

One Nation Under Water

Escaping Hurricane Ian

What Makes Ian Different From Other Hurricanes

Honestly? The Link Between Climate Change and Hurricanes Is Complicated.

The Next Shock Wave in Puerto Rico

Let Puerto Rico Be Free

The East Coast Will Not Escape Fire

One Developer’s Case for Building in a High-Risk Fire Zone

Why We Remember Floods and Forget Droughts

What the Yellowstone Floods Teach Us

I Got Stuck in the Yellowstone Floods

How to Stop Freaking Out

A Recipe for Climate Disaster

Fukushima’s Earthquakes Show That Risk Is Inevitable

Climate Change Is Stretching Mumbai to Its Limit

It Keeps on Raining Too Much Too Fast

The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains

The Volcanologist’s Paradox

When the Place You Live Becomes Unlivable

Here Come the First Responders ... And the Engineers?

Evacuations Are Admissions of Failure

When the Climate Crisis Becomes Unignorable

Birds Can Hear Tsunamis Way Before They Hit

Climate Change Is Already Rejiggering Where Americans Live

The Atlantic Daily: Why Hurricane Ida Caught America Off Guard