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Vox's coverage of climate change, renewable energy, conservation, and other environmental issues

Your home insurance company dumped you. Now what?
Climate

It’s getting harder to protect your home from climate risk. Here are some things you can do.

By Umair Irfan
The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained
The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained
Future Perfect

And how to measure fuel economy better.

By David Zipper
Enormes serpientes invasoras andan sueltas en Puerto Rico
Enormes serpientes invasoras andan sueltas en Puerto Rico
Down to Earth

Las mascotas fugitivas, y posiblemente algunas escapadas del zoológico, han llegado por casi toda la isla. Es una catástrofe en ciernes.

By Benji Jones
Massive invasive snakes are on the loose and spreading in Puerto Rico
Massive invasive snakes are on the loose and spreading in Puerto Rico
Down to Earth

Runaway pets — and possibly some zoo escapees — have fueled the spread of invasive snakes across the island. It’s an environmental catastrophe in the making.

By Benji Jones

The latest in Climate

The end of coral reefs as we know them
Down to Earth

Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding.

By Benji Jones
How to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke
How to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke
Climate

Wildfire smoke can be hazardous, but there’s a lot you can do to protect yourself.

By Li Zhou
Why we’ve been seeing the northern lights so often lately
Why we’ve been seeing the northern lights so often lately
Science

Scientists are getting better at predicting the sun’s antics.

By Umair Irfan
Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world?
Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world?
Climate

Biden is acting like he hates the Chinese more than he likes the climate.

By Dylan Matthews
Something weird is happening with tornadoes
Something weird is happening with tornadoes
Climate

Tornado season is changing. That could have major consequences.

By Li Zhou
8 surprising reasons to stop hating cicadas and start worshipping them
8 surprising reasons to stop hating cicadas and start worshipping them
Down to Earth

Billions of these bugs are about to erupt from the Earth — and they rule.

By Benji Jones
Who’s the father? For these baby animals, one doesn’t exist.
Audio
Unexplainable

More animals can occasionally reproduce asexually than scientists realized.

By Byrd Pinkerton
Why Japan is struggling to kick its coal dependency
Why Japan is struggling to kick its coal dependency
Climate

If a wealthy, advanced economy is having a hard time getting off coal, what does it mean for the rest of the world?

By Umair Irfan
North America’s biggest city is running out of water
North America’s biggest city is running out of water
Today, Explained newsletter

Mexico City is staring down a water crisis. It won’t be the last city to do so.

By Caroline Houck
Your guide to 2024’s rare cicadapocalypse
Your guide to 2024’s rare cicadapocalypse
Science

In forests across the United States, two “broods,” of these noisy insects will crawl out from their underground dwellings to sprout wings, mate, lay eggs, and die.

By Vox Staff
Watch Sir David Attenborough seduce a cicada with the snap of his fingers
Watch Sir David Attenborough seduce a cicada with the snap of his fingers
Science

How to summon a cicada.

By Brian Resnick and Benji Jones
A rare burst of billions of cicadas will rewire our ecosystems for years to come
A rare burst of billions of cicadas will rewire our ecosystems for years to come
Down to Earth

The arrival of Brood XIX and Brood XIII will send shockwaves through forest food webs.

By Benji Jones
How the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three charts
How the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three charts
Future Perfect

Think twice before throwing out your leftovers.

By Sam Delgado
How rioting farmers unraveled Europe’s ambitious climate plan
Future Perfect

Road-clogging, manure-dumping farmers reveal the paradox at the heart of EU agriculture.

By Jan Dutkiewicz
How La Niña will shape heat and hurricanes this year
How La Niña will shape heat and hurricanes this year
Climate

Climate change and the outgoing El Niño will likely ignite more weather extremes.

By Umair Irfan
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars
Future Perfect

Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickups took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.

By David Zipper
We could be heading into the hottest summer of our lives
We could be heading into the hottest summer of our lives
Science

High temperatures across the US have the potential to increase risks for drought, wildfires, and hurricanes.

By Li Zhou
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized
Climate

Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.

By Umair Irfan
Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?
Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?
Health

The detection of bird flu in cows and the commercial milk supply raises new concerns about the risks to public health.

By Kenny Torrella and Benji Jones
The meat industry’s war on wildlife
The meat industry’s war on wildlife
Future Perfect

Your taxes fund an obscure government program that kills millions of wild animals to benefit Big Ag.

By Kenny Torrella
Climate change is disrupting our sense of home
Home Planet

As disasters displace more people around the world, our connection to place becomes more tenuous.

By Paige Vega
The unexpected joy of the Squirrel Census
Home Planet

How a neighborhood project to count squirrels bound me to my wild kin.

By Keren Landman, MD
I gave up meat and gained so much more
Home Planet

The delightful abundance of going vegan.

By Marina Bolotnikova and Christine Mi
The indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors
Home Planet

Nature is for everyone. Here’s how to enjoy it, no matter where you live.

By Benji Jones and Allie Volpe
Our appliances are more efficient than ever. Why doesn’t it feel like it?
Home Planet

You actually can use less energy and have more convenience in your home.

By Umair Irfan
My adult kids found themselves in nature. Will my youngest lose herself in her phone?
Home Planet

My 12-year-old daughter will inherit a warmer world — and, I fear, a lonelier one.

By Tracy Ross
Home Planet
Home Planet
Climate

Stories that celebrate life on Earth and deeper ways of connecting with our shared home.

By Shira Tarlo
Most people are disgusted by these animals. These New Yorkers are filling their homes with them.
Home Planet

In NYC, many wildlife rehabbers see pests as part of a thriving urban ecosystem.

By Benji Jones
Is the Earth itself a giant living creature?
Home Planet

An old, much-ridiculed hypothesis said yes. It’s time to take it seriously.

By Brian Resnick
Many coral reefs are dying. This one is exploding with life.
Many coral reefs are dying. This one is exploding with life.
Down to Earth

Scientists have declared a mass global bleaching event. But some reefs are still hanging on — and even thriving.

By Benji Jones
What to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking water
What to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking water
Politics

A new EPA rule imposes federal regulations for the first time. Here’s what you can do on your own.

By Li Zhou
How 2,000 elderly Swiss women won a landmark climate case
How 2,000 elderly Swiss women won a landmark climate case
World Politics

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Switzerland’s failures on climate are a human rights violation.

By Ellen Ioanes
What the Ohio train derailment teaches us about poisoning public trust
Climate

Long after the disaster, residents of East Palestine still fear for their safety.

By Benji Jones
The terrifying and awesome power of solar eclipses
The terrifying and awesome power of solar eclipses
Today, Explained newsletter

Eclipses inspire awe, create opportunities for science — and cause angst among energy-grid operators.

By Paige Vega
What to do during an earthquake, for people who rarely experience them
What to do during an earthquake, for people who rarely experience them
Science

Why we need to take seemingly small earthquakes seriously

By Umair Irfan
We know where the next big earthquakes will happen — but not when
We know where the next big earthquakes will happen — but not when
Climate

Scientists have drastically improved our understanding of seismic events. Here are eight things to know.

By Umair Irfan
Turkey and Syria earthquakes: Aftermath and updates on the humanitarian crisis
Turkey and Syria earthquakes: Aftermath and updates on the humanitarian crisis
LIVE

Deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, where war and economic crises already loomed. Here’s the latest news.

By Vox Staff
Why the death of the honeybee was greatly exaggerated
Why the death of the honeybee was greatly exaggerated
Future Perfect

Honeybees are too valuable to go extinct. Not every species will be so fortunate.

By Bryan Walsh
The solar eclipse is a critical test for the US power grid
The solar eclipse is a critical test for the US power grid
Climate

US solar power has more than doubled since the last eclipse. What will happen during this one?

By Umair Irfan
Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy
Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy
Technology

From Taiwan to South Korea to Silicon Valley, some of the most important nodes in the global tech economy are in disaster-prone places.

By Bryan Walsh