Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will embed climate policy throughout his government, not only in environmental agencies but in departments like justice, defense, the Treasury and transportation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/climate/biden-transition-climate-change.html
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, November 17, 2020 (ENS) – Technical experts must be granted immediate access to a rusting oil supertanker threatening an environmental calamity in the Red Sea, an independent United Nations expert is demanding. Abandoned five years ago when its engine room flooded with seawater, the leaking 44-year-old tanker […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The first female president of the E.C.B. recalibrates its mission. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/business/christine-lagarde-european-central-bank.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There have been 30 named storms this year, and 13 of them were hurricanes. It’s the most active Atlantic season on record. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/us/hurricane-season-2020.html
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, November 16, 2020 (ENS) – Moderna, a Massachusetts biotechnology company pioneering therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, has been rated 94.5 percent effective by the U.S. government. Moderna intends to request an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, November 16, 2020 (ENS) – The word iota means something very small, but the Category 5 Hurricane Iota now bearing down on Central America is the exact opposite. Expected to bring catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge, and torrential rainfall, it’s about to smash into Nicaragua and Honduras […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The lease sales could occur just before Inauguration Day, leaving the administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. to try to reverse them after the fact. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/climate/trump-oil-drilling-alaska.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The storm will be the second hurricane to strike the region in two weeks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/world/americas/hurricane-iota.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The storm, the second hurricane to strike Central America in less than two weeks, was expected to produce catastrophic winds and up to 30 inches of rain all week. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/world/americas/hurricane-iota.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tropical Storm Iota is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane this weekend as it approaches the coast of Central America, according to the National Hurricane Center. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/world/americas/tropical-storm-iota.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials vacuumed the country’s first nest of so-called murder hornets last month in Washington State. The invasive insects could multiply and kill native bee populations, endangering crops and ecosystems. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/us/murder-hornets-us.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some scientists say that the predators are essential to curbing the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease because they pick off weak deer. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/science/wolves-chronic-wasting-disease.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The U.S.-China relationship is at its lowest point in a half century, but there are also converging interests on global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/climate/biden-climate-china.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here’s what you need to know. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/briefing/pfizer-vaccine-brexit-us-presidential-transition-your-friday-briefing.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Nathan Grossman alternates truth-to-power moments with quiet ones in his documentary about the young Greta Thunberg. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/movies/i-am-greta-review.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The storm, which had battered South Florida and parts of Cuba and Central America, brought high winds and tidal surge to the Tampa area as it headed north to make landfall. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/us/hurricane-eta.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment FTI, a global consulting firm, helped design, staff and run organizations and websites funded by energy companies that can appear to represent grass-roots support for fossil-fuel initiatives. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/climate/fti-consulting.html
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, November 11, 2020 (ENS) – Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is the first company to announce a successful vaccine candidate that is safe and effective in preventing COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/11/11/pfizer-1st-with-covid-vaccine-claims-over-90-efficacy/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, how global warming is changing hurricanes Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/climate/sizing-up-trumps-legacy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Amid growing alarm about methane’s role in driving global warming, a Canadian firm has begun selling a service to detect even relatively small leaks. At least two rivals are on the way. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/climate/methane-leaks-satellite-space.html