Environment Why This Winter’s El Niño Will Not Bring More Rain to California A conversation with Jan Null, a weather forecaster who explains why expectations of a wet winter are misplaced. Matt Weiser
Dispatches Premium Dispatches: Facing Down a Hurricane News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors. Alexa Lee
News in Brief Viewfinder: Sudden and Heavy Rain in New York People take cover from the rain in Midtown New York on July 17th, 2018. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment India’s New Reality: More Frequent and Severe Dust Storms Scientists point to rising global temperatures as the cause of more intense weather across the region. Mayank Aggarwal
Environment Scenes From India’s Deadly Dust Storm A vicious dust storm ripped through northern India, causing chaos in the streets. Ashley Hackett
News in Brief Viewfinder: A Rainy Reflection in Moscow Women are reflected in a puddle as they walk across the Red Square in Moscow on April 26th, 2018. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment Seattle Prepares for a Thousand-Year Storm The city is starting to take steps to ready itself for an increased onslaught of rain as a result of climate change and historic weather patterns. Stephen R. Miller
Environment What Makes a Reliable Forecast for Big Storms? It's all about which model you look at, European or American. Jeffrey B. Halverson
Environment What Is the ‘Climate Control’ Conspiracy? A D.C. city council member posted a video claiming that a recent East Coast snowfall is the result of wealthy families controlling the weather. Brentin Mock
Social Justice How Abortion Providers Cope When Natural Disasters Strike After natural disasters, access to reproductive services can be slow to return. Across the country, many abortion providers are working to fix that problem. Caitlin Cruz