Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An array of forecasting apps can help you prepare for the rainy, windy or snowy conditions to come. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/technology/personaltech/weather-apps-to-download-and-store-up-for-winter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The annual production of algae, the base of the food web, increased an estimated 47 percent between 1997 and 2015, and the Arctic Ocean is greening up earlier each year. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/science/global-warming-alters-arctic-food-chain.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The company, accused of scheming to deny the threat of climate change, has directed its fiercest return fire against the descendants of the company’s founder. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/science/exxon-mobil-rockefellers-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 20, 2016 (ENS) – Countries fast-tracked the political and practical aims of the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement and accelerated global climate action at the 2016 UN climate change conference that concluded in the early hours of Saturday morning in Marrakech. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/20/cop22-nations-hold-fast-to-paris-climate-accord/
Published by the Environmental News Service MANDAN, North Dakota, November 20, 2016 (ENS) – North Dakota police and Morton County sheriffs are dealing tonight with what they are calling “an ongoing riot” in connection with the Dakota Access Pipeline. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/11/20/police-crack-down-on-dakota-access-pipeline-protesters/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Billings was the first staff director of the Senate environment subcommittee and an alter ego of Senator Edmund S. Muskie, Democrat of Maine. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/us/politics/leon-billings-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Donald J. Trump’s election presages huge potential change on America’s federal lands, pitting conservation against his promise to “unleash” fossil fuel production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us/battle-lines-over-trumps-lands-policy-stretch-across-640-million-acres.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment By altering photosynthesis in tobacco, researchers improved the plant’s production, a method they hope will prove successful in food crops. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/science/gmo-foods-photosynthesis.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Most fracking-induced quakes in the United States are related to wastewater disposal from oil and gas wells. Scientists see a different culprit in Alberta. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/science/fracking-earthquakes-alberta-canada.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 16, 2016 (ENS) – More than 365 businesses and investors from Fortune 500 firms to family-owned businesses sent a message today to President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump reaffirming their support for the historic Paris Agreement on Climate and the need to accelerate the transition […]
Published by the Environmental News Service HARARE, Zimbabwe, November 16, 2016 (ENS) – Zimbabwe’s Environment Minister wants to sell her country’s supposed US$10 billion ivory stockpile to China using an international legal loophole. Experts reply that not only is the minister misinformed that such a loophole exists but her assessment of the size and value […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some diplomats at the global warming summit meeting called for retaliation to compel American compliance with the Paris accord approved a year ago. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/world/united-nations-climate-change-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Kerry’s visit capped nearly four years of diplomatic focus on conservation issues. Now the prospect looms that Donald J. Trump will rip up those efforts. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/science/antarctica-john-kerry-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As shown in a study of mountain river systems out West, the bottom, where most of the water is found, is crucial in sustaining a diversity of life. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/science/mountain-rivers-gravel-beds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Untreated sewage fuels algal blooms in the world’s largest freshwater lake, home to scores of unique plant and animal species. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/science/lake-baikal-russia-algae.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The announcement is no surprise to climate scientists, as experts at NASA had already projected that the year would be the third bringing record heat. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/science/2016-hottest-year-on-record.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The network is hoping its new mini-series from Ron Howard and Brian Grazer will attract some much-need hype and help it to become a must-have channel for younger consumers. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/business/media/a-trip-to-mars-signals-a-new-look-for-national-geographic-channel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Last month, the agencies participated in a simulation of an asteroid crashing into Earth. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/science/nasa-and-fema-rehearse-for-the-unthinkable-an-asteroid-strike-on-los-angeles.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WELLINGTON, New Zealand, November 14, 2016 (ENS) – A severe earthquake struck just after three o’clock Monday morning local time near New Zealand’s South Island. The strong, long-rolling quake was felt across the South Island; thousands are evacuating after a tsunami warning from Civil Defence authorities. Read the full […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to dismantle President Obama’s climate change policies. In Mr. Ebell, he may have found his man. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/science/myron-ebell-trump-epa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss