Extreme Weather Helping Invasive Species Replace Native Species, Study Finds

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An analysis by researchers in China found that weather disasters might be helping nonnative animals replace native species in the wild. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/climate/extreme-weather-invasive-species.html

Why the Atlantic Jet Stream Is Helping Some Flights Arrive Early

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Flights traveling west to east over the Atlantic Ocean this week have had the wind on their side, pushing some landing times up to an hour ahead of schedule. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/travel/transatlantic-flights-early-jet-stream.html

Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment How a small plane’s 16-day trip from Vermont to Florida might foreshadow a new era of battery-powered air travel long considered implausible. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/business/electric-planes-beta-technologies.html

35 Years After Addressing Congress, James Hansen Has More Climate Warnings

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The former NASA scientist James Hansen says in a new paper that global temperatures will pass a major milestone this decade, faster than other estimates predict. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/climate/james-hansen-global-warming-report.html

China Is Winning in Solar Power, but Its Coal Use Is Raising Alarms

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment China is building as much clean energy capacity over four years as it had promised to build in 10 years, but continues to add coal-fired power plants. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/business/china-solar-energy-cop-28.html

As Climate Shocks Grow, Lawmakers Investigate Insurers Fleeing Risky Areas

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Insurers are already pulling back from California, Florida and Louisiana. Senate Democrats are trying to find out which states could be next. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/climate/climate-insurance-disasters-senate.html

Drought Saps the Panama Canal, Disrupting Global Trade

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The number of ships that can travel through the vital route has fallen sharply this year because of a lack of water for the locks, raising costs and slowing deliveries. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/business/economy/panama-canal-drought-shipping.html

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