Power Outages Hamper Assessment of Landslides From Helene

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With communication lines down in the mountains amid Helene, early reports were unclear about how many landslides had occurred and the extent of damage from the storm. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/climate/north-carolina-landslides.html

Just Stop Oil Activists Sentenced for Attack on Van Gogh Painting

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A judge said he hoped to deter protests when he handed down lengthy terms for the two activists, who dumped soup on the painting in 2022. Later that day, activists did it again. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/arts/design/van-gogh-soup-jail.html

Nuclear Power Is the New A.I. Trade. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Artificial intelligence’s hunger for energy has set off a boom in utility stocks and may lead to the reopening of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, our columnist says. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/business/ai-nuclear-power-stocks.html

Parts of Appalachia are under landslide warnings as Helene brings flooding.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Catastrophic flooding is forecast in mountain areas and significant landslides are possible through Friday in parts of the Carolinas, Tennessee and Georgia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/climate/hurricane-helene-landslide-warnings-appalachia.html

Conspiracy Theorists and Vaccine Skeptics Target Geoengineering

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Around the country, people with a deep distrust of government want to preemptively ban the use of aerosols to reduce heat from the sun. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/climate/geoengineering-conspiracy-theorists-skeptics.html

At Climate Forward Event, World Leaders and Scientists Discuss Our Warming Planet

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Jane Goodall, Ali Zaidi, Muhammad Yunus and other newsmakers shared ideas and answered tough questions about the threats presented by a rapidly warming planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/25/climate/goodall-weather-change

Senegal’s Young President Wants a New World Order

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In his first interview with Western media since becoming president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the United Nations has to change to reflect changing world demographics. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/world/africa/president-senegal-bassirou-diomaye-faye.html

Climate Forward: Taking on Food Emissions at Their Origin and Consumption

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Andy Jarvis, Bruce Friedrich, Will Harris and Katie Cantrell are part of a group focused on food who are leading conversations at the Times’s Climate Forward Changemaker Lunch. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/climate/food-emissions.html

Pontevedra, a Spanish City That Picked Pedestrians Over Cars

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For over two decades the city’s mayor has reclaimed public space for people and limited vehicles in the city center, which reduced traffic and improved air quality. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/climate/pontevedra-pedestrians-cars.html

Fifth-Generation Networks Offer a Climate Solution to Heating and Cooling Buildings

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A fifth-generation network at the Bankside Yards project in London offers new possibilities for the pace of decarbonization in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/climate/fifth-generation-heat-pumps.html

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