natural disaster

June 24, 2025

Illustration of a thermometer wearing a "Hello, my name is" tag

Photography

After the Fires: Los Angeles Neighborhoods Start to Rebuild

Alan Taylor

June 11, 2025

An aerial view of empty lots in a residential neighborhood, after being cleared of wildfire debris

Planet

Last Call at the Disaster Department

Zoë Schlanger

June 11, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

FEMA Is Not Prepared

David A. Graham

June 3, 2025

Photography

A Spectacular Eruption of Mount Etna

Alan Taylor

June 3, 2025

A large plume of brownish-colored ash rises from the top of a volcano.

Photography

A Swiss Village Destroyed by a Landslide

Alan Taylor

May 29, 2025

An aerial view of an Alpine valley after a massive landslide, with a cluster of houses being flooded on the uphill side.

Science

First My Mother Died. Then My Home Got Hit by a Tornado.

Ian Bogost

May 22, 2025

photo of storm clouds over a city with lots of trees

Photography

‘I Have Never Seen Anything Like This’

Alan Taylor

May 21, 2025

Debris floats in a pool near a severely storm-damaged house.

Ideas

This Tornado Mayhem Is a Warning

Juliette Kayyem

May 19, 2025

A woman sits on the wreckage of her home

Politics

DOGE Is Courting Catastrophic Risk

Brian Klaas

March 12, 2025

A yellow snake wrapped around a megaphone alarm pole

Planet

The Trump Administration’s Environmental Pile-On

Zoë Schlanger

March 7, 2025

america falling into a barrel of hazardous waste

Planet

The American Weather Forecast Is in Trouble

Zoë Schlanger

February 28, 2025

Viewfinder

Shipwrecked in the Amazon

Alex Cuadros

March 2025 Issue

photo with aerial view of dried riverbed stretching into the distance, marked with dozens of smaller channels

Ideas

To Rebuild Los Angeles, Fix Zoning

Jerusalem Demsas

January 31, 2025

A small house growing into a taller building, next to palm trees

Ideas

L.A. Isn’t Ready for What’s Next

Conor Friedersdorf

January 17, 2025

A photo of an area destroyed by a mudslide

Science

The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles

Ross Andersen

January 11, 2025

An aerial image showing vehicles driving on a freeway as the sun sets behind smoke from wildfires in Los Angeles

Ideas

When the Flames Come for You

Ryan Francis Bradley

January 9, 2025

A photo of people in L.A. watching the wildfire rampaging across a hillside

Planet

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’

Nancy Walecki

January 8, 2025

Politics

The Particular Horror of the Los Angeles Wildfires

Conor Friedersdorf

January 8, 2025

A photo of an entire home set ablaze in a wildfire.

Planet

Bogotá’s Water Rationing Is a Preview

Elizabeth Rush

December 17, 2024

Science

The Georgia Chemical Disaster Is a Warning

Hana Kiros

November 1, 2024

In a black-and-white photo, a large plume of smoke rises over buildings.

The Atlantic Daily

Election Disinformation Is Getting More Chaotic

Lora Kelley

October 21, 2024

Ideas

The Sunshine Staters Aren’t Going Anywhere

Diane Roberts

October 16, 2024

An illustration resembling a tourism-agency advertisement for Florida

Science

The Truth About Hurricane Geoengineering

Marina Koren

October 12, 2024

A meteorologist points to a big blue screen displaying wind data from hundreds of weather stations

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Hurricanes That Caught America Off Guard

Nancy Walecki

October 10, 2024

Planet

Florida’s Risky Bet

Zoë Schlanger

October 10, 2024

Three people stand against the wall of a house; a downed tree and street signs are in the foreground.

Science

Hurricane Milton Made a Terrible Prediction Come True

Marina Koren

October 9, 2024

An illustration featuring a collection of images of Hurricane Milton as seen from outer space, in muted colors

Politics

November Will Be Worse

Elaine Godfrey

October 9, 2024

A photo illustration of a lightning storm

Planet

Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading

Zoë Schlanger

October 8, 2024

A sculpture of Poseidon stands in the ocean before the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico.

The Atlantic Daily

Why Helene Caught So Many Residents Off Guard

Lora Kelley

October 3, 2024

A flooded and muddy entryway in a house in North Carolina

Science

An Alarming New Trend in Hurricane Deaths

Marina Koren

October 3, 2024

A destroyed car floats in floodwaters in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Ideas

‘The Death Toll Is Going to Be Tremendous’

David A. Graham

October 3, 2024

People clean up a muddy downtown street using wheelbarrows

Planet

My Friend Was in the Valley

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

October 1, 2024

Two people stand in floodwater before wreckage in western North Carolina

Politics

Hurricane Helene Created a 30-Foot Chasm of Earth on My Street

Chris Moody

October 1, 2024

A boy plays near the remainder of a washed-out road near his family's home in Watauga County on September 27, 2024.

Planet

North Carolina Was Set Up for Disaster

Marina Koren

September 30, 2024

Four people walk through a muddy suburban street intersection, inspecting the flood damage in Asheville, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Planet

America Needs a Disaster Corps

Zoë Schlanger

September 30, 2024

A man in the foreground looks at splinters of structures strewn on the ground amid palm trees after Hurricane Helene struck the Gulf Coast.

Sections

The Print Edition

This Awful, Forgettable Heat

After the Fires: Los Angeles Neighborhoods Start to Rebuild

Last Call at the Disaster Department

FEMA Is Not Prepared

A Spectacular Eruption of Mount Etna

A Swiss Village Destroyed by a Landslide

First My Mother Died. Then My Home Got Hit by a Tornado.

‘I Have Never Seen Anything Like This’

This Tornado Mayhem Is a Warning

DOGE Is Courting Catastrophic Risk

The Trump Administration’s Environmental Pile-On

The American Weather Forecast Is in Trouble

Shipwrecked in the Amazon

To Rebuild Los Angeles, Fix Zoning

L.A. Isn’t Ready for What’s Next

The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles

When the Flames Come for You

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’

The Particular Horror of the Los Angeles Wildfires

Bogotá’s Water Rationing Is a Preview

The Georgia Chemical Disaster Is a Warning

Election Disinformation Is Getting More Chaotic

The Sunshine Staters Aren’t Going Anywhere

The Truth About Hurricane Geoengineering

The Hurricanes That Caught America Off Guard

Florida’s Risky Bet

Hurricane Milton Made a Terrible Prediction Come True

November Will Be Worse

Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading

Why Helene Caught So Many Residents Off Guard

An Alarming New Trend in Hurricane Deaths

‘The Death Toll Is Going to Be Tremendous’

My Friend Was in the Valley

Hurricane Helene Created a 30-Foot Chasm of Earth on My Street

North Carolina Was Set Up for Disaster

America Needs a Disaster Corps