Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When the economy hits hard times, survey data shows, people are less likely to worry about the environment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/upshot/fed-climate-change-analysis.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study highlights the dangers of wildfire smoke. Follow here for the latest on extreme weather, including floods, wildfires and more. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/climate/wildfire-smoke-premature-births.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A first-of-its-kind study links wildfires to skin damage. Here’s what you need to know. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/style/skin-care-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment North Dakotans can’t grow enough feed for their cattle, so they’re selling off the animals before they starve. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/climate/drought-cattle.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Short, distinctive names are assigned to storms to raise awareness about their dangers. Some experts argue for doing the same for heat waves, which can be even deadlier. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/climate/heat-wave-names-greece.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A beloved ranching community in Northern California faces destruction by America’s largest wildfire. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/us/dixie-fire-taylorsville.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The spotted lanternfly, an invasive species from Asia, is a voracious plant-eater and public nuisance that could cost state economies hundreds of millions of dollars. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/us/spotted-lanternfly-invasive-species.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Although climate change is a collective problem, its burdens — displacement, homelessness, poverty, sexual violence, disease — weigh more heavily on women and girls. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/us/climate-crisis-women-katharine-wilkinson.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At least 21 people are dead. Follow here for the latest news on extreme weather and climate, including floods, wildfires, drought and more. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/us/tennessee-floods-updates.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new paleoclimate model finds many favorable windows when Homo sapiens might have survived a migration out of Africa. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/science/archaeology-africa-climate-sapiens.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At least 21 people were confirmed dead and about 10 remained unaccounted for after catastrophic flash flooding that scientists say climate change makes more common. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/us/tennessee-flooding.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “This is exactly the type of event we expect to see with increasing frequency in a warming climate,” one expert said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/climate/climate-change-tennessee-floods.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment You can get cotton bags pretty much everywhere. How did an environmental solution become part of the problem? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/style/cotton-totes-climate-crisis.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Warming increased the likelihood of the record downpours last month in Germany and Belgium and also made them wetter, according to a study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/climate/germany-floods-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An area of rivers, creeks and rolling woods had seen flooding before but nothing approximating the torrent of water that overwhelmed rural communities on Saturday. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/us/tennessee-flash-flooding.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The forests were protected from logging in programs designed to help fight global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/us/wildfires-carbon-offsets.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Eleni Myrivili has been tasked with finding ways to help the Greek capital cope with ever-hotter heat waves that are expected to be part of life for years to come. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/world/europe/athens-is-only-getting-hotter-its-new-chief-heat-officer-hopes-to-cool-it-down.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Facing growing uncertainties, the Dukha people are being forced to make difficult decisions about their traditions and their future. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/travel/mongolia-dukha-reindeer-herders.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When readers need information immediately, teams of journalists collaborate to tell a single unfolding story. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/insider/live-coverage.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The showers are another troubling sign of a changing Arctic, which is warming faster than any other region on Earth. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/climate/greenland-rain-ice-sheet.html