Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As the coronavirus hits Europe, questions arise about dependency on China, the risks of air travel, climate change and a new racism in populist politics. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/world/europe/coronavirus-globalization-backlash.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A collaboration between biologists and an astronomer sought to add evidence to the idea that whale migration is affected by solar weather. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/science/whales-sunspots.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The rediscovery of an insect in Wales hints at environmental DNA sampling’s potential to change endangered species protection. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/science/environmental-dna-sampling.html
Published by the Environmental News Service AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, February 25, 2020 (ENS) – With its U.S. and Dutch facilities now 100 percent-powered by renewable electricity, the multinational health technology company Philips is closer to its goal of becoming carbon-neutral in its own operations this year. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/02/25/philips-aims-to-become-carbon-neutral-this-year/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After leaving the state last year to shut down a climate change proposal, Oregon senators were absent again on Monday. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/republicans-oregon-climate.html
Published by the Environmental News Service GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, February 24, 2020 (ENS) – “Microplastics are a global phenomenon that can’t be adequately understood or addressed in the context of the marine environment alone,” says Professor Rob Hale of William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science, VIMS. “Plastics are produced, used, and discarded on […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BEIJING, China, February 24, 2020 (ENS) – China’s top legislative committee Monday approved a proposal to ban all trade and consumption of wild animals, a practice believed to be responsible for China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak, thought to have originated in a Wuhan market where wild animals were sold for […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A developer has abandoned a nine-year effort to extend mining, sparing Justin Trudeau a choice between energy interests and environmental concerns. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/business/energy-environment/frontier-oil-sands-canada.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The United States, under pressure from Europe, agreed to include a climate reference in an official G20 statement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/us/politics/g20-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Devastating floods came soon after the bush fires. Scientists call it “compound extremes,” as one catastrophe intensifies the next. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/world/australia/climate-change-extremes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Volunteers use different colors of yarn to make “temperature scarves” that serve as fashionable records of a warming world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/climate/knitting-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On an island in the Philippines, waterlogged for one-third of every year, residents adjust to their sodden existence instead of fleeing. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/world/asia/philippines-climate-change-batasan-tubigon.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At first, villagers thought the dark, dense blot in the sky was a harmless cloud. Then came the terrifying realization that the locusts had arrived. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/world/africa/locusts-kenya-east-africa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Global average temperatures for the month were 2.05 degrees Fahrenheit above average and slightly higher than in January 2016, the previous record-holder. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/climate/global-temperatures-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As climate change threatens exports like oysters and rice, residents cling to a pageant tradition that celebrates them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/style/the-agriculture-queens-of-louisiana.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, booze and global warming Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/climate/nyt-newsletter-republican-climate-agenda.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists worked out what lived in part of the Western United States tens of thousands of years ago by studying DNA found in pack rat middens. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/science/packrat-nests-dna.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The world is indifferent to our fate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/magazine/australia-fires-video.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The findings add urgency of efforts to cut emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas routinely leaked or intentionally released into the atmosphere. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/climate/methane-flaring-oil-emissions.html
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 19, 2020 (ENS) – The European Commission will invest €101 million for new projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Action. The funding will support 10 large-scale environment and climate projects in nine EU Member States, helping Europe’s transition to a sustainable economy […]