Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists are already busy trying to understand whether 2023’s off-the-charts heat is a sign that global warming is accelerating. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/climate/global-warming-accelerating.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With drones and infrared cameras, intrepid veterinarians are monitoring the health of wild orcas in the Pacific Northwest. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/science/orcas-killer-whales-veterinarians.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Anophthalmus hitleri is a small, amber-colored beetle native to a few damp caves in Slovenia. It has one glaring problem. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/science/taxonomy-beetle-insects-hitler.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The company, Cummins, was accused of installing devices to defeat pollution controls on hundreds of thousands of trucks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/climate/cummins-emissions-settlement.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Experts had warned that efforts to build a vast new hydrogen industry could inadvertently worsen global warming. New rules aim to avoid that. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/climate/hydrogen-tax-credits.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In January, the American Museum of Natural History’s new insectarium gained 500,000 tenants. It has taken them some time to find their footing. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/science/leafcutter-ants-museum.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A huge ice sheet appears to have melted about 120,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to those on Earth today, according to a DNA study that mapped octopus movements. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/climate/octopus-west-antarctic-ice-sheet.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment TV shows, movies, books, art exhibits and pop music about our rapidly warming planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/climate/the-year-in-climate-culture.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Climate Forward team wants to hear about climate-focused books, art, film, TV and music that moved you in 2023. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/climate/share-climate-related-pop-culture-2023.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rondônia State officials say JBS, the world’s biggest meat producer, is buying cattle raised in an illegally deforested Amazon reserve. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/climate/amazon-deforestation-jbs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Icelanders had been girding for an eruption. When it happened, they wanted to see it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/world/europe/iceland-volcano-eruption-lava.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Just a few miles west of some of the country’s most iconic beaches, densely built Sydney suburbs are amplifying the dangers of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/world/australia/sydney-heat-islands.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s the season of buying more than we need, and then throwing it away. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/climate/dreaming-of-a-less-wasteful-holiday.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wildlife officials have released a small group of gray wolves in the state, the first step in a plan to restore a permanent population. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/climate/wolves-reintroduction-colorado.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The small neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens has a colorful history but an uncertain future because of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/nyregion/snakes-spores-and-sewage-life-in-the-neighborhood-called-the-hole.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/business/economy/imf-world-bank-sovereign-debt.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Purchases of popular models like the Tesla Model 3 and the Ford Mustang Mach-E may no longer entitle buyers to tax savings because the cars do not meet tougher sourcing requirements. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/business/electric-vehicle-tax-credits.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An Emirati company wants to broker a nascent market in which nations trade emission reductions even before regulations are agreed upon. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/climate/carbon-markets-global-warming.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment John Kerry said major oil-exporting countries’ willingness to acknowledge that the era of fossil fuels must come to an end underscored the “urgency” of the deal. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/climate/cop28-kerry-fossil-fuel-phaseout.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ecosystems scored a win at the climate talks in Dubai. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/climate/an-ally-in-the-climate-fight-nature-itself.html