Teaching Resilience in the Face of Climate Change

December 2, 2019 / by Janine Zeitlin / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Federally funded programs use games, gardens and rain barrels to empower adults and kids facing threats like sea-level rise, drought and flooding. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/well/family/climate-change-resilience-education.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Darren Aronofsky: Greta Thunberg Is the Icon the Planet Desperately Needs

December 2, 2019 / by Darren Aronofsky / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Images of the young activist from Sweden set off a whole movement. But her actions speak louder than a picture ever could. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/opinion/darren-aronofsky-greta-thunberg-climate.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

‘Turn Off the Sunshine’: Why Shade Is a Mark of Privilege in Los Angeles

December 1, 2019 / by Tim Arango and Bethany Mollenkof / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Shade in Los Angeles sits at the intersection of two crises: climate change and income inequality. City officials are rushing to deploy cover to hundreds of bus stops and plant 90,000 trees. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/us/los-angeles-shade-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Leonardo DiCaprio Responds to Brazil’s President About Amazon Fires

December 1, 2019 / by Aimee Ortiz / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The actor and environmentalist released a statement on Saturday after President Jair Bolsonaro falsely accused him of funding the fires recently set in the Amazon rainforest. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/world/americas/Jair-bolsonaro-amazon-fires-Leonardo-DiCaprio.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

John Kerry Launches Star-Studded Climate Coalition

November 30, 2019 / by Lisa Friedman / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment John Kerry and a group that includes some Republicans, some military members and a lot of Hollywood, are launching a new coalition to push for public action on climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/climate/john-kerry-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Dr. Janette Sherman, 89, Early Force in Environmental Science, Dies

November 30, 2019 / by Katharine Q. Seelye / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In one case, discovering that autoworkers shared the same diseases, she pinpointed the cause as chemicals in the factories — not, as was thought, cigarettes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/health/dr-janette-sherman-dead.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Warming Waters, Moving Fish: How Climate Change Is Reshaping Iceland

November 29, 2019 / by Kendra Pierre-Louis and Nanna Heitmann / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ocean temperatures are on the rise and warming waters are causing fish to swim for their lives, causing financial disruption and international conflicts.  Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/climate/climate-change-ocean-fish-iceland.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Greenhouse Gases Hit Yet Another Record High

November 27, 2019 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, November 26, 2019 (ENS) – Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization, WMO. This continuing long-term trend means that future generations will be confronted with increasingly severe impacts of climate change… Read the full […]

Koalas Aren’t Extinct, but Their Future Is in Danger, Experts Say

November 26, 2019 / by Jacey Fortin / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Claims that koalas were “functionally extinct” spread widely online as fires raged in Australia. But some scientists warned of the dangers of exaggeration. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/world/australia/koala-fires-functionally-extinct.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

World Powers Vowed to Cut Greenhouse Gases. They’re Still Rising Perilously.

November 26, 2019 / by Somini Sengupta / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Countries agreed to rein in emissions in an effort to avert climate catastrophes. They’ve failed, according to the latest United Nations report. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/climate/greenhouse-gas-emissions-carbon.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Supreme Court Acts in Campaign Finance and Libel Cases

November 25, 2019 / by Adam Liptak / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The court also turned away an appeal from Adnan Syed, whose case was the subject of the first season of the podcast “Serial.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/us/politics/supreme-court-campaign-finance-libel.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

1 … 303 304 305 306 307 … 377
top