Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The virus, which recently reached the Antarctic region for the first time, is surging again in North America. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/science/birds-flu-h5n1.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While Brazil vows to fight climate change, lawmakers approved a law making it harder for Indigenous tribes to block deforestation, overriding a veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/world/americas/brazil-indigenous-land-law.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Widespread rainfall is likely along the Eastern Seaboard this weekend and into next week, but the storm’s path is uncertain. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/rain-storm-forecast-snow.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After flying on two shuttle missions and viewing a deteriorating world out a spacecraft window, she turned to environmental research for NASA. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/science/space/mary-cleave-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At the United Nations climate conference, the final statement included elements that pleased oil and gas producers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/energy-environment/oil-companies-are-fine-with-call-to-move-away-from-fossil-fuels.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government avoided extra borrowing for 2024, but must make cuts in programs to address climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/germany-budget.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here’s why the meeting was important, and what to watch for going forward. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/cop28-climate-summit-takeaways.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the duty citizens have to support one another, even across political divides. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/magazine/california-kentucky-floods-ethics.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A program in the United Arab Emirates is growing corals native to the Persian Gulf that have evolved to withstand high temperatures. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/emirates-coral-restoration.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sultan Al Jaber, the energy executive in charge of U.N. climate talks, led delegates to a result that had eluded 27 earlier global warming meetings. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/sultan-al-jaber-cop28.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Nearly 200 countries convened by the United Nations approved a milestone plan to ramp up renewable energy and transition away from coal, oil and gas. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/cop28-climate-agreement.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An unlikely breakthrough on fossil fuels at COP28 Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/two-words-that-could-change-the-world.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Observations from researchers and residents, published annually in a report by NOAA, reveal a region grappling with rapid change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/climate/arctic-report-card-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agreement calls for phasing out fossil fuels. But it also lets oil producers keep drilling and gives few specifics on how to fund a shift to greener energy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/dealbook/cop28-climate-deal.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It may seem counterintuitive to support the annual culling of trees, but environmentalists say Christmas tree farms have ecological benefits. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/christmas-tree-farms-wildlife.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Negotiators are working through the night to reach a deal. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/climate/the-fossil-fuel-fight-goes-into-overtime.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ford and other automakers have had to readjust their electric vehicle production plans because sales have been weaker than they had expected. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/business/ford-f150-lightning-ev.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Free-ranging cats hunt or scavenge more than 2,000 species, some of them imperiled, according to a new study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/climate/cats-nature-biodiversity.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A road map to trim the climate footprint of food shows how hard it is to feed the world on a hotter planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/climate/dubai-cop28-climate-food-agriculture.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For this year’s United Nations climate summit, the reporter David Gelles flew to the United Arab Emirates to discuss the world’s environmental future with industry leaders. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/insider/cop28-comes-at-a-moment-of-both-hope-and-peril.html