Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As Colombia prepares to host a global biodiversity summit, killings of environmental defenders in the country rose again last year, according to a new report. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/climate/colombia-environmental-activist-killings.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While the Line fire burns in Southern California, what can we learn from how a changing climate has affected an expanding fire season? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/climate/climate-changing-fire-season.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The suds that go down the drain can be harmful to wildlife. We’ve got tips on how to clean clothes and support nature. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/climate/laundry-eco-friendly-tips.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Persian Gulf nation has instituted rolling blackouts to cope with surging summer electricity demand, stirring frustration among citizens. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/world/middleeast/kuwait-power-cuts-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An African penguin who left many offspring in his long life, he belonged to the largest colony of the aquatic bird species in North America, according to the zoo. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/us/greedy-penguin-dies-maryland.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After two devastating storms hit Stonington in January, plans are multiplying to raise and fortify wharves, roads and buildings. But will that be enough? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/us/maine-stonington-fishermen-storms.html
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