Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/climate/amazon-forest-carbon-colombia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Pope Francis is visiting Papua New Guinea, which has been exploited for its natural resources and is imperiled by rising sea levels. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/world/asia/pope-francis-papua-new-guinea-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On a family trip in Montana, a father shares a tradition with his two sons even as climate change threatens the certainty of the rivers he grew up running. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/travel/rafting-montana-glacier-bay.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An engineer and influential environmentalist in New York, he fought for bus lanes, bridge tolls and limits on parking and against more highways, as in the aborted Westway plan. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/nyregion/brian-ketcham-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The excessive heat worldwide suggests the full year will also be a record-breaker, according to Copernicus, the E.U. agency that tracks global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/2024-hottest-summer-on-record.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/bats-pesticides-infant-mortality.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Though large automakers are delaying their plans to introduce new all-electric models, the E.V. industry is still the future, experts say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/electric-vehicle-sales-projections.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Experts believe the outcome of the race for the White House could determine how ambitious China’s climate efforts will be. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/us-election-looms-over-climate-talks-with-china.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/solar-power-pollinators-wildlife.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An intermission in hurricanes across the Atlantic has people wondering where the predicted storms are. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/weather/hurricane-season-forecast-september.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment More tourists are eager to visit vanishing glaciers and ice caves, but warming is also making the sites unstable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/climate/climate-change-iceland-glacier-tourism.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Millions of people still recovering from the devastation of 2022 are bracing for the possibility of losing what they’ve rebuilt. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/world/asia/pakistan-floods.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Times climate reporter recounts his journey to switch his home’s HVAC system to a climate-friendly heat pump. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/climate/switching-to-a-heat-pump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The successful outcome of the government auction for renewable energy projects may bolster a wind industry battered by rising costs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/business/britain-offshore-wind-auction.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment John Podesta is expected to push for China to set more ambitious greenhouse gas targets. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/climate/podesta-china-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Every year, as thousands of humpbacks return to their breeding grounds near a protected bay, locals gather on the beach to greet them with stories, dancing and music. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/travel/humpback-whales-colombia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posting a quiet but growing threat. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/climate/climate-change-bridges.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Overwhelmed destinations made high-season visitors the targets of a major tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires only added to the pressure. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/travel/europe-tourism-backlash.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/asia/china-rainfall-crops.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Nearly five million Lego pieces plunged into the sea in 1997. The pieces are still showing up — on England’s coast, in Ireland, Belgium, France and possibly at the beach near you. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/europe/1997-lego-spill.html