The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Caught Between Climate Extremes
How post-fire flooding has destabilized a rural New Mexico community’s drinking water
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Amid Soaring Heat, a Grand Canyon Icon Was Incinerated
As the planet gets hotter, public lands are more vulnerable
What Can We Learn From Australian Wildfires?
Australia’s big trees have survived terrible fires. They have lessons for the American West.
Trump’s Plan to Eliminate FEMA Could Spell Disaster for Impacted Communities
Here’s what’s at stake if Trump shutters the nation’s leading disaster-response agency
From Drought to Deluge: What the LA Fires and Hurricane Helene Have in Common
It all comes down to physics
Guilt, Hope, and Uncertainty: Three Eaton Fire Survivors, Three Different Journeys
Sierra will follow them for a year as they navigate displacement, loss of work, and rebuilding community
Before the Eaton Fire, Altadena Was an Outdoors Haven for Black Families
The Los Angeles community offered a place of homeownership and access to nature
Climate Disasters Are Revealing the Vulnerability of US Water Systems
Wildfires and hurricanes are the latest examples of extreme weather cutting communities off from this vital resource
LA Fires Spark Confusion and Concern Over Water Quality and Supply
A wave of online disinformation, propagated across social media, compounded the crisis
The Burn Scars of Altadena
As one chapter of Los Angeles ends, another has yet to be written
