Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In “Fire Weather,” the journalist John Vaillant makes the case that the catastrophic — and inevitable — 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire was a sign of things to come. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/books/review/fire-weather-john-vaillant.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sure, you know about Central Park and Flushing Meadows. But here are a few more birding locations worth checking out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/science/new-york-city-birding.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A 3,300-year-old palace mural offers an exquisitely detailed view of several bird species, and presents an artistic mystery. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/science/ancient-egypt-birds.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/climate/american-kestrel.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Each spring, opalescent icebergs from the Greenland ice sheet pass through Iceberg Alley, off the eastern edge of Canada, on a slow-motion journey southward. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/travel/iceberg-alley-newfoundland-labrador.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The first named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was downgraded to a tropical depression on Saturday. It was west of Key West, Fla., and moving southeast toward Cuba. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/tropical-storm-arlene-hurricane.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The $1.19 billion agreement, announced by Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, wouldn’t resolve all the claims against them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/business/pfas-pollution-settlement.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on personal responsibility and climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/magazine/children-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The automakers paid the federal government for falling short of efficiency standards for cars and trucks in recent years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/business/gm-stellantis-fines-cars-fuel-economy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tucked into the measure are changes to how the government approves projects at the center of the country’s climate goals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/climate/permitting-reform-debt-ceiling.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The incoming president will be under pressure to juggle the global institution’s ambitions to combat climate change and fight poverty. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/business/economy/ajay-banga-world-bank.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A nest was assaulted. Was it the cowbird or the sparrow? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/climate/bird-nest-sparrows.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Interior Department will withdraw public lands around Chaco Canyon from new oil and gas leasing for 20 years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/climate/chaco-canyon-biden-protection.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The animals, observed floating off Long Island and Staten Island this week, were the latest casualties of a species that faces many threats. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/nyregion/dead-humpback-whales-ny-nj.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Alli Smith, of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, offers beginner tips for exploring the wide world of birds. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/science/birds-birdwatching-outdoors.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there’s not enough groundwater for projects already approved. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/climate/arizona-phoenix-permits-housing-water.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Russia may be having major difficulties in Ukraine, but it remains a vast power in the north and the Arctic, where climate change is opening new sea routes for trade and trouble. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/world/europe/blinken-arctic-nato-russia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The European Union is trying to assemble the building blocks to produce electric cars, but subsidies are luring companies to the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/business/energy-environment/europe-battery-factory-subisidies.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/climate/climate-change-insurance-wildfires-california.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The first of 470 interviews of Obama administration officials and others involved in the debates of the time offer a fresh inside look at a consequential presidency. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/us/politics/obama-oral-history.html