Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A provincial leader set off an outcry by urging cities to serve as a “moat” for the capital, as diverted floodwaters sent scores of residents fleeing. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/world/asia/china-flood-beijing-rain.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Inside the largest wildfires in the country’s modern history — and how climate change has affected its ability to deal with them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/podcasts/canada-wildfires-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An unusual winter heat wave has brought record high temperatures to cities across Argentina, Chile and Paraguay this week, triggering concerns about the impacts of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/world/americas/south-america-chile-heat-wave-winter.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also, two men who were switched at birth rediscover their roots. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/briefing/trump-pleads-not-guilty-seoul-warming-oceans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The incursion by opponents of oil drilling raised concerns about the security of the British leader and his family. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/world/europe/sunak-greenpeace-protest-britain.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Temperatures are the hottest they have been in recorded history, by a wide margin. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/climate/the-oceans-dire-message.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The kingdom said its move to reduce oil production by one million barrels a day would continue through September. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/business/energy-environment/saudi-arabia-oil-production-cut.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A survey of power lines in four Western states found bullet fragments and shotgun pellets in most of the dead birds that were collected. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/science/birds-shot-power-lines.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government in Tehran cited “unprecedented” heat when it ordered a two-day shutdown to protect health and conserve energy, but many residents were not buying it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/middleeast/iran-heat-shutdown-power-grid.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The false campaign by environmental activists claimed that the toy giant was launching a new line of decomposable Barbies and would stop using plastic by 2030. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/business/media/barbie-hoax-plastic-mattel-daryl-hannah.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s winter in Antarctica, when sea ice cover typically grows. But this year’s sea ice is way behind, reaching record lows with implications for the planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/climate/antarctic-sea-ice-record-low.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New efficiency rules, more than a decade in the making, have taken effect, relegating Edison’s glowing orbs to the history books. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/climate/incandescent-light-bulb-ban-leds.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A ban on most kinds of traditional bulbs renews a cultural squabble between regulatory efforts to curb energy consumption and the very American impulse to do whatever one wants in one’s domicile. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/politics/incandescent-bulb-ban-led-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government announced a two-day public holiday, ordering all government agencies, banks and schools to close amid soaring temperatures that threatened public health and strained the power grid. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/middleeast/iran-heat-shutdown.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many of the industry’s key materials are made with forced labor. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/climate/solar-powers-china-problem.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The United Nations’ culture agency is warning of twin perils to the historic city from mass tourism and climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/europe/venice-unesco-world-heritage-danger-list.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A continuous stretch of days reaching or exceeding 110 degrees has filled emergency rooms. On Monday, the city hit 108 degrees, breaking the run, but setting a new, brutal record. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/us/phoenix-heat-july.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Teams dedicated to ocean restoration are urgently moving samples to tanks on land as a marine heat wave devastates entire reefs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/climate/coral-reefs-heat-florida-ocean-temperatures.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With a general election expected next year, the government said it would issue new licenses for energy exploration in the North Sea. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/business/britain-drilling-north-sea.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For the first time, the New York Botanical Garden has a chief scientist who hails from the same region as so much of its collections. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/science/new-york-botanical-garden-diazgranados.html