Climate
Vox's coverage of climate change, renewable energy, conservation, and other environmental issues
The sunflower sea star is functionally extinct. It could be key to saving our kelp forests.
How climate change transforms our reproductive lives, from menstruation to fertility to pregnancy.
Let’s settle the heated debate over your AC, once and for all.
Hurricane Beryl and other superstorms would be much more dangerous without these iconic ocean animals.
The latest in Climate
Introducing “Changing With Our Climate,” a new Vox series explaining Indigenous solutions to extreme weather.
Alaska is warming far faster than most of the world. For Indigenous people on the front lines, adaptation can be surprisingly simple.
The US doesn‘t have federal heat protections. A standard would save lives. As a heat dome suffocates much of the East, it‘s becoming more apparent that we need better standards in the face of climate change.
Beryl is now the earliest storm to reach Category 5 on record. It’s a terrifying preview of what the season could bring.
Should we help wild animals get to better habitats to survive?
For millions of years, these animals have carried life on their backs — literally.
Seasonal depression can hit in warmer months, too. Here’s how to cope.
The catastrophic effects of climate change can happen anywhere. Here’s how to help your kids cope before, during, and after an emergency.
Scientists are finally listening to the island's iconic coquis — and they have a lot to say.
More than 1,300 people died during the pilgrimage to Muslim's holiest site — but it’s not just because of heat.
AI is being tested against one of the most dangerous natural disasters.
What is the wet bulb temperature? And why is it so important?
Nature is priceless — but quantifying its value could help save it.
Countless rare animals lurk under the logs in the Appalachian Mountains.
More animals can occasionally reproduce asexually than scientists realized.
NYC’s very good plan to fix traffic fell victim to a very bad argument. And it's not just New York.
Japan’s early-warning system shows a few extra seconds can save scores of lives.
If even Death Valley is in trouble, what does that mean for the rest of us?
The anatomy of a heat wave, from “heat domes” to megadroughts.
Billions of these bugs are about to erupt from the Earth — and they rule.
Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.
Scientists put sleep trackers on a bunch of wild pigs. The results reveal a troubling trend.
Exposure to salty water can rob women of their reproductive organs and pregnancies.
Extreme heat is dangerous when you're pregnant — particularly for those in underrepresented communities.
How to protect mothers and babies as warming temperatures expand the risk of contracting the disease.
Climate disasters are threatening access to IVF and other forms of fertility treatment.
We’re in an era of compound natural disasters.
It’s getting harder to protect your home from climate risk. Here are some things you can do.
And how to measure fuel economy better.
Las mascotas fugitivas, y posiblemente algunas escapadas del zoológico, han llegado por casi toda la isla. Es una catástrofe en ciernes.
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.
Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding.
Wildfire smoke can be hazardous, but there’s a lot you can do to protect yourself.
Scientists are getting better at predicting the sun’s antics.
Biden is acting like he hates the Chinese more than he likes the climate.
Tornado season is changing. That could have major consequences.
If a wealthy, advanced economy is having a hard time getting off coal, what does it mean for the rest of the world?