More ships are running on wind power, as the global industry tries to fight climate change. One concept has backing from Abba, the Swedish pop stars. One...
The impact on air quality was expected to be mild, but New Yorkers sensitive to air quality should take extra care, officials said. Smoke from wildfires in...
The citys transit systems had resumed service, with some delays, as the rain abated on Saturday. The governor warned that climate change was making severe...
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2023-09-30 15:37:37  • 1 min
A string of unexpected impediments could delay the administrations timeline on an issue that is central to its effort to address racial disparities. In her...
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2023-09-30 09:00:43  • 1 min
The Friday storm that produced vast flooding in New York City started out earlier in the week as an unremarkable if unpredictable weather system. At first,...
A new plan to sell offshore drilling rights will be limited to three spots, all in the Gulf of Mexico. The Biden administration announced Friday it would...
A saltwater wedge is moving up the drought-drained Mississippi River, threatening public health in New Orleans and beyond. People in New Orleans are used to...
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2023-09-29 09:02:36  • 1 min
Brazils JBS produces 32 billion pounds of animal products a year. The list of individual companies that have a meaningful impact on global greenhouse gas...
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2023-09-28 18:26:04  • 1 min
The tug of war over one drilling lease in the Gulf of Mexico involving the president, Congress and the courts illustrates the limits of executive power. Tens...
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2023-09-28 16:38:57  • 1 min
Bill Gates and Marc Benioff dont see eye to eye. At last weeks Climate Forward event, I asked Bill Gates how he offsets his own substantial carbon footprint....
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2023-09-26 20:04:50  • 2 mins
A survey of nesting sites revealed a sharp increase, but theres a catch: Climate change appears to be shifting the female-to-male balance in some...
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2023-09-26 09:01:47  • 1 min
Despite the rapid growth of electric vehicles and solar power, other efforts to tackle warming are lagging, according to the International Energy Agency....
More than 900 people have died this year from the mosquito-borne virus, whose spread has brought rural residents to already overwhelmed hospitals in the...
The End of Eden is Adam Welzs moving, chilling elegy for biodiversity as we know it. THE END OF EDEN: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown, by Adam...
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2023-09-25 09:46:24  • 2 mins
This summers heat, droughts and extreme rains could mean a more vivid palette of autumn leaves. Heres where you can savor those colors before theyre gone....
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2023-09-25 09:01:10  • 2 mins
Under Cool Biz, salarymen and government workers don short-sleeved shirts in the summer as offices are kept above 82 degrees Fahrenheit to save energy. It...
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2023-09-24 04:01:22  • 2 mins
As the earth warms, glacial archaeologists are in a race against time to preserve objects before they are destroyed by the elements. Recent field work...
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2023-09-23 09:01:15  • 1 min
Tropical storm warnings were in effect from the Carolinas to Delaware as forecasters also warned of possible tornadoes. Meteorologists said a weather system...
A name is given to a subtropical storm, just like a tropical cyclone, but they dont always become tropical storms or hurricanes. A subtropical storm is kind...
After Anand Malligavad tumbled into a lake, he thought he might die. Not from drowning, but the stench. Like hundreds of other lakes in the southern Indian...
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2023-09-22 09:00:53  • 1 min