Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The iceberg, known as A68a, broke apart from the Antarctic Peninsula in 2017 and has been drifting ever since. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/science/giant-iceberg.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Efforts to limit global warming often focus on emissions from fossil fuels, but food is crucial, too, according to new research. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/climate/climate-change-food-production.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The new one-year freeze is a sign of the growing financial burden caused by climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/climate/california-wildfire-insurance.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A scandal led to a $2.9 billion trust fund for states to put cleaner vehicles on their roads. A lot of the money has gone to more diesel vehicles. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/business/vw-diesel-settlement-states.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Environmental groups argue that exploratory drilling licenses violate a constitutional right to a healthy environment. It’s a test case taking on an industry that is key to the country’s economy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/world/europe/norway-supreme-court-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The American exit officially took effect Wednesday. If Joseph R. Biden Jr. wins the election and rejoins the pact, the United States will have a lot of catching up to do. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/climate/paris-agreement-us-election.html
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, November 4, 2020 (ENS) – Slow-moving, wet and windy, Hurricane Eta made landfall south of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane on Tuesday afternoon. Eta had maximum sustained winds near 140 mph at landfall, but by Wednesday morning the winds had dropped to 70 mph […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, the United States exits the Paris climate agreement Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/climate/climate-us-election.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump’s withdrawal formally came into force the day after Election Day in the United States. Here’s what it means. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/climate/paris-climate-agreement-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Meet the scholars who study civilizational collapse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/magazine/societal-collapse.html
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, November 2, 2020 (ENS) – The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is in quarantine tonight as he has been exposed to the coronavirus he has been battling every day since early January, COVID-19. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/11/02/virus-quarantines-world-health-organization-chief/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The storm was expected to strengthen before making landfall on Tuesday, producing as much as 35 inches of rain. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/world/americas/hurricane-eta.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With climate change heightening the Philippines’ risk of natural disaster, the country is braced for the next catastrophe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/01/world/asia/typhoon-goni-philippines-manila.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With sustained winds of up to 135 miles an hour at landfall, the storm barreled across Luzon, the country’s most populous island, but mostly missed the capital. At least 10 people were killed. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/world/asia/typhoon-goni-live-updates.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Eta became the 28th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, matching a record set in 2005. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/01/climate/eta-hurricane-record.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The United States is using more plastic than ever, and waste exported for recycling is often mishandled, according to a new study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/climate/plastic-pollution-oceans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Canada’s oil patch has nearly 100,000 suspended wells, neither active nor capped, and they’re a worrying source of planet-warming methane. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/climate/oil-wells-leak-canada.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Communist Party’s Central Committee endorsed an ambitious policy program that looks far beyond the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/world/asia/china-five-year-plan-communist-party.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A decline in air traffic during the coronavirus pandemic sharply reduced the amount of data routinely collected by commercial airliners. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/climate/slump-in-air-travel-hindered-weather-forecasting-study-shows.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2020 (ENS) – President Donald Trump’s administration has finalized plans to reverse roadless protections for the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska that have been in place for nearly 20 years. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its final rule exempting the Tongass National […]