There’s a New Cop on the Banking Beat: Chief Climate Risk Officer

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees big banks, hired a chemical engineer to review the risks climate change poses to banks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/business/banking-regulator-climate-risk-officer.html

Pakistan Is Devastated by Floods, Faces Looming Food Crisis

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The flooding has crippled Pakistan’s agricultural sector, battering the country as it reels from an economic crisis and double-digit inflation that has sent the price of basics soaring. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/11/world/asia/pakistan-floods-food-crisis.html

Failure to Slow Warming Will Set Off Climate ‘Tipping Points,’ Scientists Say

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As global warming passes certain limits, dire changes will probably become irreversible, the researchers said, including the loss of polar ice sheets and the death of coral reefs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/climate/global-warming-climate-tipping-point.html

How to Save a Forest by Burning It

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Prescribed burns are key to reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Scientists are using high-tech tools to ensure they can be done safely in a warming world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/climate/california-wildfire-prescribed-burn.html

Climate Change Could Worsen Supply Chain Turmoil

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A drought that has crippled economic activity in southwestern China hints at the kind of disruption that climate change could wreak on global supply chains. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/business/economy/climate-change-supply-chain.html

How Tree Rings Helped Identify a Rhode Island Whaler Lost at Sea

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A whaling ship known as the Dolphin left the shores of Warren, R.I., in 1858, never to return. Researchers say they found its wooden planks and timber pieces in Argentina. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/science/shipwreck-patagonia-rhode-island-whaler.html

Clean Energy Projects Surge After Climate Bill Passage

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Investments in battery factories, solar panel manufacturing and mining will help the Biden administration meet targets for reducing greenhouse gases. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/business/energy-environment/clean-energy-climate-bill.html

Desert Winemaking ‘Sounds Absurd,’ but Israeli Vineyards in Negev Show the Way

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As vintners around the world battle extreme heat and climate change, the pioneers producing wine in Israel’s arid south are testing ideas that might soon find global application. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/world/middleeast/israel-negev-desert-wine.html

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