Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As many firefighters should be preparing for wildfire season, they are grappling with the fact that how they live and work could spread the coronavirus. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/climate/coronavirus-firefighters-wildfires.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A fierce hurricane and a deadly pandemic are very different disasters, but there are common elements that can guide our response to the current crisis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/us/hurricane-lessons-coronavirus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The community is fearful of what will happen once it shutters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/nyregion/coal-energy-ny.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects major to moderate flooding for 23 states, but not as bad as last year’s ruinous spring. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/climate/us-flood-season-forescast.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Joseph R. Biden Jr. keeps winning, and winning voters who say they care about climate change. But some of the most ardent climate activists still are not with him. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/climate/climate-voters-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With elections in the United States and key summit talks this year, organizers are working to keep climate change on the public agenda. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/climate/coronavirus-online-climate-protests.html
Published by the Environmental News Service CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19, 2020 (ENS) – “These last few weeks we have all lived the consequences of low trust in government and media. We have observed that large groups of people have ignored critical health guidance, in part because they doubted the veracity of available information or because […]
Published by the Environmental News Service IRVINE, California, March 19, 2020 (ENS) – During the exceptionally warm Arctic summer of 2019, Greenland lost 600 billion tons of ice, enough to raise global sea levels by 2.2 millimeters in two months. On the opposite pole, Antarctica continued to lose mass in the Amundsen Sea Embayment and […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tons of carrots and sweet potatoes have been dropped from a helicopter in Australia to feed the threatened marsupials. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/world/australia/wallabies-australia-fires.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Should Airline Bailouts Come With Conditions? And, Climate as a ‘Threat Multiplier’ Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-coronavirus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Mosaic expedition has canceled a series of research flights after the Norwegian government imposed travel restrictions related to coronavirus. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/climate/coronavirus-mosiac-arctic-research-flights.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For train travelers, Mark Smith’s website is the go-to source for timetables, maps and booking details in more than 100 countries. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/travel/train-travel.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Isolation and other shifts in behavior during the coronavirus outbreak could also alter our greenhouse gas emissions. But will the changes stick? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/climate/coronavirus-habits-carbon-footprint.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The slow global response to climate change shows the cost of inaction in global crises. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/climate/climate-change-coronavirus-lessons.html
Published by the Environmental News Service OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, March 12, 2020 (ENS) – The novel coronavirus called COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, and 4,291 people have lost their lives. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/03/12/covid-19-a-pandemic-canadas-prime-minister-isolated/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The European Union is seeking to help consumers fix or upgrade devices, rather than replace them, as part of a 30-year push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/world/europe/eu-right-to-repair-smartphones.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Marble Bar, which claims to be Australia’s hottest town, the temperature hit at least 113 degrees on 32 days this summer. Some residents worry that “there’s got to be a point where you actually start to cook.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/world/australia/australia-marble-bar-hottest-town.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A member of a team that is to fly research missions as part of the Mosaic expedition has tested positive for the virus in Germany. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/climate/coronavirus-arctic-mosaic-mission.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week: A record, and a glitch, on an Arctic science expedition Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-coronavirus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration is starting to insist that towns use eminent domain laws to force homeowners off flood-prone land. Notices are already going out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/climate/government-land-eviction-floods.html