America's Ring of Fire
Built to burn
Do officials need to reconsider their approach to building where the risk of wildfire is highest?
Climate Change
How climate change affects the U.S. and the world, from drought and mass migration to food security and global conflicts
America's Ring of Fire
Built to burn
Nearly 5,000 homes were destroyed or damaged when fires swept through Sonoma County. But fire had scorched a similar area of the county in 1964.
Climate Change
The tide is high
Reveal investigates government policies that let people build in harm’s way, make it difficult to move them to safety and fail to tally the dead.
Climate Change
The perfect storm
Hurricane Harvey has pummeled Texas, dumping a year’s worth of rain in just a few days and displacing thousands from their homes.
Climate Change
Houston suburb is magnet for growth and flooding – it’s not a coincidence
Houston suburbs have exploded in population in recent years. Scientists say that’s a big reason why some neighborhoods saw devastating floods.
Climate Change
Rick Perry’s energy legacy is more complicated than you think
Rick Perry left a nuanced energy legacy – including overseeing booms in fossil fuels and renewables – during his time in Texas politics.
Climate Change
Red Cross ‘failed for 12 days’ after historic Louisiana floods
In August, flooding in Louisiana killed 13 people and left more than 80,000 homes severely damaged. And once again, the American Red Cross’ response left local officials seething.
Climate Change
Wading through the aftermath of Louisiana’s 1,000-year flood
Many of the homes that were flooded in the Baton Rouge area after a record-breaking storm still have contents and debris that haven’t been hauled away.
Climate Change
Climate change will mean the end of national parks as we know them
After a century of helping visitors enjoy the wonders of the natural world, the guardians of America’s most treasured places have been handed an almost unimaginable new job – slowing the all-out assault climate change is waging against national parks across the nation.
Climate Change
‘The blob’: How marine heatwaves are causing unprecedented climate chaos
Wide-scale disruption from marine heatwaves is increasingly being seen all around the globe, with regions such as Australia seemingly being hit with more than their fair share.
