Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Milton grew into a Category 5 hurricane in less than a day as it crossed warm oceans across the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/climate/hurricane-milton-ocean-temperature.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New rules will require utilities to replace lead pipes nationwide. That will take time, but you can protect yourself by taking these steps. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/climate/lead-pipes-water-testing-filter-protection.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The “historic” rule aims to eliminate a major source of lead poisoning and comes a decade after a drinking-water crisis in Flint, Mich. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/climate/biden-epa-lead-pipes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Fewer than 10 percent of the agency’s disaster workers are available to respond to Hurricane Milton and other calamities. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/climate/hurricane-milton-fema-staff-shortage.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Inflation Reduction Act was a compromise between competing priorities. Evaluating the law on the effectiveness of the $7,500 tax credit for E.V.s is tricky. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/business/economy/electric-vehicle-tax-credits-study.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment School closures and traumatic experiences could affect children long after schools reopen. Experts worry that similar scenarios are happening with much more frequency because of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/us/hurricane-helene-school-closures-education.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment They’re almost everywhere. And they’re bad. But there are some things you can do to avoid them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/climate/how-to-reduce-pfas-forever-chemicals.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As a punishing drought dries up stretches of the Amazon River, Brazil is resorting to dredging to try to keep food, medicine and people flowing along the watery superhighway. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/world/americas/amazon-river-climate-change-brazil.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heidelberg Materials is betting it can profit from an expensive process that will reduce the carbon dioxide emitted from one of the world’s most polluting industries. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/business/cement-pollution-carbon-capture-norway.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After Helene, it may be time to rethink how to communicate the risks posed by storms, especially extreme rain. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/upshot/hurricane-category-ratings-helene.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Experts offered plenty of advice about ways to make the disaster-recovery process work. Here’s what to do and what to avoid. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/climate/hurricane-helene-fema-insurance.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment City officials have refused to provide estimates of when the devastated water system in Asheville, N.C., will be back in operation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/hurricane-helene-asheville-water.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment European Union officials say the duties are meant to protect the region’s automakers from what they say are unfair trade practices in China. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/business/europe-china-electric-vehicles-tariffs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Republican-led states and industry groups argued that the Environmental Protection Agency had moved too fast and imposed onerous regulations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/politics/supreme-court-methane-mercury-emissions-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The discovery that sound improves the growth rate of beneficial fungus suggests that dirges in the dirt may help restore forests. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/science/fungus-sounds-growth.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two proposals in Northern England, led by the energy giants BP and Eni, aim to establish an industry in burying emissions from industrial plants. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/business/britain-carbon-capture.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A severe overnight rainstorm left several towns and villages flooded. Record summer temperatures caused a drought that hampered the absorption of floodwaters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/world/europe/bosnia-flooding-balkans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists recently found the planet’s longest continuously occupied termite colony in an arid region of South Africa. It dates to the time of the Neanderthals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/science/insects-termites-oldest-colony.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The term has recently begun taking root in popular culture and policy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/business/degrowth-climate-gdp.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Who was behind a national campaign to ban geoengineering? One reporter went down a few rabbit holes to find out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/insider/chasing-down-a-trail-of-climate-conspiracies.html