natural disaster

March 17, 2026

Planet

California’s Deadliest Avalanche Turned on One Choice

Joshua Partlow

March 4, 2026

Planet

The Storms That Teach What We Can Tolerate

Erin Austen Abbott

February 1, 2026

Science

Winter Ice Could Humble the United States

Nancy Walecki

January 23, 2026

Planet

The View From the Palisades

Nancy Walecki

January 7, 2026

Photography

Photos: The Year in Volcanic Activity

Alan Taylor

December 29, 2025

A crowd of onlookers pictured in silhouette against a fountain of erupting lava in the distance

Planet

What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century

Vann R. Newkirk II

December 2025 Issue

Color photo of debris from a house completely destroyed by wildfire except its fireplace chimney.

Science

Hurricane Melissa’s Dangerous Double Play

Sara Sneath

October 28, 2025

Photography

Photos: A Deadly Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan

Alan Taylor

September 3, 2025

A man sits amid the ruins of an earthquake-damaged house, in Afghanistan.

Science

NOAA Has Been Trying to Predict How Bad Floods Could Get

Austyn Gaffney

August 28, 2025

Photography

Photos: Wildfires Rage Across Southern Europe

Alan Taylor

August 14, 2025

Two people stand in front of a large oncoming wildfire.

Inheritance

Twenty Years After the Storm

Clint Smith

September 2025 Issue

photo of debris-strewn front lawn with huge tree and car with crumpled hood angled on sidewalk next to it

Photography

Photos: A Flooded Wedding

Alan Taylor

July 23, 2025

A newlywed couple kisses after a wedding ceremony inside a church that has been flooded, with about a foot of standing floodwater.

The Atlantic Daily

Disaster at FEMA

David A. Graham

July 15, 2025

A volunteer looks out over the Guadalupe River while helping clean a resident's home in Hunt, Texas.

Planet

The Trump Administration Is Violating the First Rule of Disasters

Zoë Schlanger

July 15, 2025

american flag by the river in Kerr County

Family

We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy

Olga Khazan

July 14, 2025

Photo illustration of several hands with fingers pointing

Ideas

An Inhospitable Land

Elizabeth Bruenig

July 10, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

The Texas-Flood Blame Game Is a Distraction

Stephanie Bai

July 8, 2025

Photography

Photos: Deadly Flooding in Texas

Alan Taylor

July 7, 2025

Search-and-rescue workers dig through debris alongside a recently flooded riverbed.

Planet

Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted

Zoë Schlanger

July 2, 2025

Hurricane forecasting acorss many screens

Science

This Awful, Forgettable Heat

Ross Andersen

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

Sections

The Print Edition

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?

California’s Deadliest Avalanche Turned on One Choice

The Storms That Teach What We Can Tolerate

Winter Ice Could Humble the United States

The View From the Palisades

Photos: The Year in Volcanic Activity

What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century

Hurricane Melissa’s Dangerous Double Play

Photos: A Deadly Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan

NOAA Has Been Trying to Predict How Bad Floods Could Get

Photos: Wildfires Rage Across Southern Europe

Twenty Years After the Storm

Photos: A Flooded Wedding

Disaster at FEMA

The Trump Administration Is Violating the First Rule of Disasters

We Should, in Fact, Politicize the Tragedy

An Inhospitable Land

The Texas-Flood Blame Game Is a Distraction

Photos: Deadly Flooding in Texas

Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted

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