Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/climate/landslide-risk-alaska-maps.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river system, the Amazon, which sustains some 30 million people across eight countries, is drying up. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/world/americas/south-america-drought-amazon-river.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment By learning the secrets of 2,000-year-old cement, researchers are trying to devise greener, more durable modern options. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/science/concrete-roman-construction.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Supreme Court’s decision to not temporarily block an E.P.A. rule this week signals ‘rising influence’ of Justice Barrett, one analyst said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/climate/supreme-court-shadow-docket-environment.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some 90 percent of the economy in this coastal California region relies on visitors. But overtourism, the high cost of living and most worrisome, the effects of global warming, create a future of uncertainty. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/travel/big-sur-tourism-california.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Winter is coming. But will it bring snow? NOAA announced its annual winter outlook on Thursday. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/weather/winter-weather-forecast.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Eoghan Daltun rewilded his land in West Cork and wants more of Ireland to do the same. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/climate/ireland-ecological-desert-rewilding.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hundreds of Times readers wrote to us and shared their experiences of installing heat pumps, including the good, the bad and the daunting. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/climate/switching-to-a-heat-pump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Carbon emissions from forest fires increased more than 60 percent globally over the past two decades, according to a new study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/climate/carbon-fires-forests-global-warming.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mary Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, said that the company had fixed battery-manufacturing problems and that its electric vehicles would soon be profitable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/business/gm-electric-vehicles-mary-barra.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With a new kind of microscope, researchers got a different view of how marine snow falls to the seafloor. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/science/mucus-parachutes-ocean-marine-snow.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It was a provisional victory for the Biden administration, whose climate initiatives have been stymied. A challenge to the rule at issue is still moving through a lower court. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/us/supreme-court-epa-emissions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a long-simmering dispute between San Francisco and the E.P.A. over regulation of water pollution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/us/politics/supreme-court-san-francisco-water-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/water-shortages-global-food-supply.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/energy-environment/amazon-google-microsoft-nuclear-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers studying bottlenose dolphins found polyester and other plastics in every animal they tested. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/dolphin-plastic-breath.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In an elaborate experiment, scientists discovered that the insects chose to hibernate in soil full of pesticides and other poisons. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/science/bumblebee-queens-pesticides-soil.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, it lives on in a new form. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/sugar-maple-tree-pennsylvania.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A surge in power use worldwide could make it harder for nations to slash emissions and keep global warming in check. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/global-demand-electricity-rising.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the west coast of Florida, a town built to weather hurricanes hosted more than 2,000 people during Hurricane Milton. Could communities like this help shape Florida’s future? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/climate/florida-climate-resilience-babcock-ranch.html