Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wild fires started earlier, are higher in number and spread across much of the country, burning millions of acres as climate change turns more of the country’s forest into a tinderbox. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/canada-wildfires-what-to-know.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Canada’s devastating fires and toxic smoke might not recur every year, but the heat from climate change increases the risks of a wide range of disasters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/climate/wildfires-canada.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Inflation Reduction Act contains tax breaks for solar and wind companies to buy American equipment. Qualifying won’t be easy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/business/economy/energy-tax-credits.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Of the more than 400 fires burning in Canada, more than one-third are in Quebec, which has little experience with so many and such large wildfires. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/world/canada/quebec-canada-wildfires-locations.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The toxic air in the United States this week has flirted with the upper range of the 500-point scale. In the past decade, there have been times when the air quality was even worse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/climate/air-quality-index-500.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The electric car company, which operates the country’s most extensive charging network, struck a similar deal with Ford Motor recently. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/business/general-motors-tesla-electric-vehicles-charging.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wildfire haze is erasing much of the progress made in past decades. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/climate/air-quality-wildfire-smoke.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While many of them acknowledge that climate change is real, they largely downplay the issue and reject policies that would slow rising temperatures. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/politics/wildfires-republicans-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Strict pandemic lockdowns may have allowed animals to range more widely and spend time closer to roads, a new study suggests. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/science/anthropause-pandemic-animals.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It has to do with the way light scatters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/science/sky-color-wildfire-smoke-orange.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists have long warned that global warming will increase the chance of severe wildfires like those burning across Canada and heat waves like the one smothering Puerto Rico. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/climate/canada-wildfires-smoke-extreme-weather.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The City Council is set to pass a bill on Thursday requiring New Yorkers to separate their food waste from regular trash, with mandatory composting coming to all five boroughs by next year. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/nyregion/food-composting-nyc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On Wednesday, New York City briefly had the worst air in the world, eclipsing some of the poorest nations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/air-pollution-china-india-global.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The latest scientific survey of vaquitas, one of the planet’s most imperiled species, suggests that new conservation measures are working. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/climate/vaquitas.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Massive plumes of smoke from hundreds of Canadian fires, enveloped millions in smoke, triggering dangerous air quality warnings in both countries and turning skies an ashen orange. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/americas/canada-wildfires.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Analysts said the countries’ mutual need to keep energy prices high would help them maintain close ties, despite signs that Moscow has undercut previous deals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/business/energy-environment/saudi-arabia-russia-oil-opec-plus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Argentina, kelp gulls are attacking the backs of southern right whales, imperiling the recovery of an endangered species. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/science/whales-gulls-argentina.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A rafting trip yields insights about a national treasure that seems permanent but is always being changed, lately by humans. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/climate/grand-canyon-colorado-river.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a new study, scientists found that the climate milestone could come about a decade sooner than anticipated, even if planet-warming emissions are gradually reduced. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/climate/arctic-sea-ice-melting.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As climate change speeds coastal erosion in France, can memory be preserved if the famous landing sites of the Allied invasion disappear? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/world/europe/d-days-beaches-climate-change.html