Published by The New York Times Science & Environment About two inches were forecast to fall through Saturday. Officials say it won’t be enough to fully replenish the city’s reservoirs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/nyregion/nyc-rain-forecast-drought.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/europe/cop29-azerbaijan-oil-baths.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Western countries are confronting demands for trillions of dollars to fight climate change and to cope with its worsening effects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/climate/cop20-climate-summit-negotiations.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Now that New York City and surrounding counties are under a drought warning, officials are asking residents to save water and help prevent more wildfires. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/nyregion/nyc-drought-water-conservation-wildfires.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The New York region is unlikely to ever have as many brush fires as out West. But residents need to be ready for more droughts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/nyregion/new-york-wildfires-drought.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The creator of the popular guidebook series, who recently died, not only democratized travel, but supported sustainable travel, before it got that name. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/travel/remembering-arthur-frommer.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new proposal would restrict the import of hunting trophies, pelts, bone carvings and other items. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/climate/giraffes-threatened-endangered.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Public health advocates worry that Donald Trump could unravel federal clean water efforts, including restrictions on lead pipes and chemicals known as PFAS. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/climate/trump-pfas-lead-clean-water.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/science/trump-regulation-animals.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As he made his final appearance at global gatherings, including at the Group of 20 summit in Brazil, President Biden lobbied for his foreign policy goals even as leaders shifted attention away from him. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/americas/biden-g20-summit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A handful of startups are racing to usher in an era of near-limitless fusion energy, but big questions remain. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/climate/fusion-energy-startups.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The U.N. climate conference, held in a petrostate, is a surreal moment. This darkly funny novel about Baku, oil companies and climate change in the first Trump term helps make sense of it all. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/climate/mobility-kiesling-baku-climate-summit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The tourism industry will be officially recognized at COP29 on Wednesday. Industry leaders signed a climate accord in 2021 to make travel more sustainable, but the results so far are meager. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/travel/tourism-climate-cop29.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/science/peru-glaciers-water-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Despite endorsing a transition away from fossil fuels last year, Saudi officials have since worked to undermine it in at least five U.N. forums, diplomats said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/climate/saudi-arabia-obstruction-fossil-fuels.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Senior ministers are arriving in an effort to break a deadlock over the summit’s main goal: funding to help lower-income countries hit hard by global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/climate/cop29-climate-summit-final-stretch.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s not that hard, and there’s a bonus: Portfolios without fossil fuels have generally performed just as well as the broader market. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/climate/sustainable-investing-tips-fossil-fuels.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As leaders gather for a global climate summit, investors are rewarding oil giants like Exxon Mobil that did not embrace wind and solar. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/business/energy-environment/cop-oil-gas-green-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The authorities in New Delhi closed schools and urged residents to stay home. Similar measures have been implemented in Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/world/asia/smog-india-new-delhi-pakistan.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/world/americas/biden-amazon-climate.html