Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Destruction arrives not via solemn news reports but in a barrage of digital scraps — first-person views of what it looks like when the world changes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/magazine/natural-disasters-streaming.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Fuel prices, which had soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have dropped to their lowest level since February. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/business/energy-environment/gas-prices-oil-trump-harris.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Big tech companies say A.I. can help solve climate change, even as it’s driving up their emissions and raising doubts about their climate goals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/climate/ai-big-tech-emissions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We explain how the country is responding in three different ways to disasters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/briefing/americas-flooding-problem.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate science has been stymied as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. The stalled work threatens to leave the West without a clear picture of how fast the Earth is heating up. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/climate/russia-alaska-arctic-global-warming.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists in Japan are mining DNA to try to make the country’s famous Koshihikari rice resistant to heat, after a broiling summer ravaged the crop. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/business/japanese-rice-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/europe/uk-steart-marshes-carbon-climate-change-flooding.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Federal and state researchers said there might be five million to 19 million tons of lithium, more than enough to meet the world’s demand for the battery ingredient. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/business/energy-environment/arkansas-lithium-ev-batteries.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Delegates from around the world are meeting in Colombia in what is expected to be the biggest U.N. biodiversity conference in history. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/climate/biodiversity-cop-cali-colombia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We’ve got tips to make the holiday more sustainable, and maybe more fun, too. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/climate/cut-halloween-waste-tips.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/climate/landslide-risk-alaska-maps.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river system, the Amazon, which sustains some 30 million people across eight countries, is drying up. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/world/americas/south-america-drought-amazon-river.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment By learning the secrets of 2,000-year-old cement, researchers are trying to devise greener, more durable modern options. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/science/concrete-roman-construction.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Supreme Court’s decision to not temporarily block an E.P.A. rule this week signals ‘rising influence’ of Justice Barrett, one analyst said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/climate/supreme-court-shadow-docket-environment.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some 90 percent of the economy in this coastal California region relies on visitors. But overtourism, the high cost of living and most worrisome, the effects of global warming, create a future of uncertainty. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/travel/big-sur-tourism-california.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Winter is coming. But will it bring snow? NOAA announced its annual winter outlook on Thursday. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/weather/winter-weather-forecast.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Eoghan Daltun rewilded his land in West Cork and wants more of Ireland to do the same. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/climate/ireland-ecological-desert-rewilding.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hundreds of Times readers wrote to us and shared their experiences of installing heat pumps, including the good, the bad and the daunting. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/climate/switching-to-a-heat-pump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Carbon emissions from forest fires increased more than 60 percent globally over the past two decades, according to a new study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/climate/carbon-fires-forests-global-warming.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mary Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, said that the company had fixed battery-manufacturing problems and that its electric vehicles would soon be profitable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/business/gm-electric-vehicles-mary-barra.html