Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Astead W. Herndon, a politics reporter, answered questions on Reddit about his reporting on the Sunrise Movement’s Democratic pressure campaign. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/reader-center/sunrise-movement-astead-herndon-ama.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment European climate researchers said Monday that last month was the hottest month ever recorded, slightly eclipsing the previous record-holder, July 2016. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/climate/july-hottest-month-climate.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lake Hopatcong, normally buzzing with swimmers and water skiers, is filled with cyanobacteria in quantities never before recorded. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/nyregion/lake-hopatcong-algae.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For those who recently attended a debate camp, the Democratic debates were not a chance to undercut rivals or wring donations but something else: a lesson plan. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/politics/2020-debate-students.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Global warming is shrinking the permanently frozen ground across Siberia, disrupting everyday life in one of the coldest inhabited places on earth. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/world/europe/russia-siberia-yakutia-permafrost-global-warming.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president claimed a government monitoring agency had released deforestation data with the intent to harm Brazil’s image abroad, a decision that incited protests from environmental organizations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/world/americas/bolsonaro-amazon-deforestation-galvao.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With advances in synthetic biology, researchers and entrepreneurs strive to create cows’ milk without cows. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/science/lab-grown-milk.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The four-day hot spell was rare for France and the Netherlands, researchers say, but it used to be a lot rarer. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/climate/european-heatwave-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A growing number of young voters, including conservatives, identify climate change as a top priority. Republican strategists fear that could soon pose a big problem. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/climate/climate-change-republicans.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Most residents in the country’s capital only get running water once a week, leading to serpentine queues at municipal boreholes across the city. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/world/africa/zimbabwe-water-crisis.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists surveying reindeer populations in Norway said the deaths occurred on iced pastures in the Arctic, a result of global warming’s effect on a vulnerable ecosystem. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/world/europe/norway-reindeer-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “We are the one species on this planet that seems to think that this place belongs to us, and only us,” the British royal said in an issue of British Vogue. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/world/europe/prince-harry-children.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, the high cost of the world’s natural disasters Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-mail.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Increased awareness of climate change has not diminished Americans’ appetite for building homes in flood zones, new data show. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/climate/climate-change-new-homes-flooding.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Protesters gathered for a hard-to-miss rally in Detroit on Tuesday afternoon, hours before the first of two Democratic presidential debates. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/democrats-debate-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The initiative is part of a campaign by the prime minister to plant four billion trees in the country before the fall to combat deforestation and global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/world/africa/ethiopia-tree-planting-deforestation.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist will cross the Atlantic in an open-cockpit racing yacht to attend a United Nations summit meeting on global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/climate/greta-thunberg-sailing-climate-summit.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Democratic candidate for president and the powerful House freshman are building on the Green New Deal with a plan to prioritize low-income communities. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/us/politics/kamala-harris-aoc-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Cutting down trees at the current rate could lead to runaway deforestation, environmentalists say. But President Bolsonaro is sticking to his promise to curb enforcement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/world/americas/brazil-deforestation-amazon-bolsonaro.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heat records were smashed across much of Europe this week, leaving officials searching for short- and longer-term solutions to help people endure temperatures soaring over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/world/europe/france-europe-extreme-heat.html?emc=rss&partner=rss