Viewfinder: Multiple Earthquakes Hit an Indonesian Island
Residents walk among debris in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok Island on August 21st, 2018, after a series of recent earthquakes.
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Viewfinder: A Rescue Operation in India
Rescue personnel carry children on their shoulders through flood waters during a rescue operation in Annamanada, a village in India, on August 19th, 2018.
Viewfinder: Monsoon Floods Engulf Southern India
Indian commuters travel in a truck to a safer place as flood waters ravage the National Highway 47 in the Ernakulam district of Kochi, in the Southern Indian state of Kerala, on August 16th, 2018.
As Fire Seasons Intensify, California Homeowners Struggle to Stay Insured
A changing climate, increasingly destructive fires, and disappearing insurance policies have left homeowners wondering how much risk is too much.
Officials Finally Acknowledged Hurricane Maria’s Higher Death Toll. What Else Did They Get Wrong?
For months, Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosselló refused to admit his government might have undercounted—and this is not the only spurious claim made since the disaster.
Viewfinder: An Earthquake in Indonesia
An Indonesian search-and-rescue team looks for victims under a collapsed mosque following an earthquake on August 7th, 2018, in Lombok Island, Indonesia.
What Trump Got Wrong About California’s Wildfire Policies
California climatologists fact-check the president's tweets on fire and water.
Floods Strand Thousands in Myanmar (in Photos)
Heavy rains flooded Myanmar this week, displacing 150,000 people and killing at least 12.
California’s Fires Are Affecting Cities’ Air Quality Dozens of Miles Away
One idea for a long-term fix: Communities could designate clean air centers where residents can spend time in filtered air for free.
California’s Carr Fire Is Already Among the State’s Most Destructive in Recent History
Wildfires in the state are getting bigger and more costly.