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
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Under the country’s first “climate superfund” law, Vermont will charge large emitters for climate-related damage to the state. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/climate/vermont-law-fossil-fuel-climate-damage.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even as it pivots to solar and wind for itself, Greece aims to become a natural gas supplier across Europe. Among its strongest backers is the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/climate/greece-europe-natural-gas-lng.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Environmental groups are making a new economic argument against coal, the heaviest polluting fossil fuel. Some regulators are listening. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/climate/electricity-from-coal-is-pricey-should-consumers-have-to-pay.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Pakistan and India are sweltering. For laborers, not working because of the extreme temperatures can mean not eating. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/world/asia/pakistan-india-heat-wave.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state has made it harder to widen highways, and transportation officials are turning their eyes to transit. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/headway/highways-colorado-transportation.html