Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The new measure requires automakers to achieve an average of 65 miles per gallon for all the car models they sell by 2031. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/climate/biden-mileage-electric-vehicles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Homeowners in areas battered by climate disasters are facing dizzying insurance rate increases. But builders of housing for the homeless and other low-income families are also struggling. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/us/home-insurance-homeless-affordable.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In overheated Phoenix, firefighters are carrying giant plastic, ice-filled bags to quickly cool people, a technique pioneered in the military and at sporting events. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/climate/heat-victims-emt-ice-body-bags.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hundreds of millions of people around the world have recently voted in elections with important climate issues like extreme heat and coal dependence. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/climate/global-elections-climate-change-policy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials in Oregon say they need to cut trees, including some healthy ones. The reaction shows how complex land management has become as forest health declines. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/climate/forest-logging-oregon.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After years of political consensus on the transition to cleaner energy, a ‘greenlash’ appears to be building as prices rise and right-wing candidates gain ground. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/climate/europe-election-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Nearly 19 million people across the Southwest were under an excessive heat warning Thursday, when several cities were expected to tie or even break heat records. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/weather/heat-wave-forecast-california-nevada-arizona.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment They build extensive burrow networks and don’t seem to mind when other woodland creatures use them as flameproof bunkers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/science/wombats-burrows-forest-fires.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment His comments came as the world body’s weather agency said it expected Earth to soon surpass the record high temperatures experienced in 2023. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/climate/global-warming-outlook.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/business/energy-environment/electric-car-batteries-grid.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The City Council in Alameda, Calif., voted to stop tests of a device that could one day cool the Earth. Scientists and city staff had previously concluded the tests posed no risk. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/climate/alameda-cloud-brightening-geoengineering.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The chemical, N-Methylpyrrolidone, or NMP, has been linked to miscarriages, reduced male fertility and other health problems. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/climate/epa-nmp-chemical-ban.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The struggle of the world’s largest source of renewable last year could have important implications for the fight against climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/climate/global-hydropower-decline.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Farmers have repeatedly protested over grievances tied to global warming, a major political and economic test given the importance of India’s rural economy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/climate/modi-climate-india-election.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The country’s south received three months’ rain in two weeks. Global warming has made such deluges twice as likely as before, scientists said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/climate/brazil-floods-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/business/electric-cars-becoming-affordable.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next leader, is an academic and a politician. Here’s what her track record reveals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/climate/claudia-sheinbaum-climate-scientist-mexico.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Several towns declared states of emergency and evacuated citizens as water submerged streets and highways and derailed a high-speed train. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/world/europe/germany-floods.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Meet the “bucket of doom” and other methods to manage mosquitoes and ticks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/climate/ask-nyt-bug-control.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/business/energy-environment/canada-hydropower-electric-grids.html