Extreme Weather Is Taxing Utilities More Often. Can A.I. Help?
From hurricanes to wildfires, a new generation of technologies could help utilities better plan for the risk of extreme weather to their electric grid.
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From hurricanes to wildfires, a new generation of technologies could help utilities better plan for the risk of extreme weather to their electric grid.
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Around the country, people with a deep distrust of government want to preemptively ban the use of aerosols to reduce heat from the sun.
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The Times hosted leaders and policymakers to talk about growing threats of climate change, and spoke with the C.E.O. of Occidental Petroleum.
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By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.
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The Hidden Environmental Costs of Food
Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat.
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How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.
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How Does Your State Make Electricity?
There’s been a big shift in how America produces power. Each state has its own story.
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The Vanishing Islands That Failed to Vanish
Low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be early victims of rising seas. But research tells a surprising story: Many islands are stable. Some have even grown.
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Have Climate Questions? Get Answers Here.
What’s causing global warming? How can we fix it? This interactive F.A.Q. will tackle your climate questions big and small.
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What should The Times ask change experts, world leaders and policymakers at its Climate Forward conference on Sept. 25?
What’s the True Price of a School Lunch?
An emerging body of research aims to put dollar figures on the environmental costs of foods we eat every day.
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The Fires That Could Reshape the Amazon
Vast, diverse parts of Brazil are burning at the same time, forcing officials to rethink how to protect crucial ecosystems like the Amazon.
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Is Inequality the Key to the Climate Change Debate?
In his new book, the economist Thomas Piketty argues that the world can’t stop climate change without addressing issues of inequality.
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5 Climate Questions for the Candidates Ahead of the Presidential Debate
Here’s what the Times climate team would ask Harris and Trump about climate change, energy policy and the environment.
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Disasters in the small Himalayan nation have become more frequent as the effects of climate change intensify.
By Bhadra Sharma
With communication lines down in the mountains amid Helene, early reports were unclear about how many landslides had occurred and the extent of damage from the storm.
By Austyn Gaffney
A judge said he hoped to deter protests when he handed down lengthy terms for the two activists, who dumped soup on the painting in 2022. Later that day, activists did it again.
By Alex Marshall
A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving.
By Rachel Nuwer
Artificial intelligence’s hunger for energy has set off a boom in utility stocks and may lead to the reopening of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, our columnist says.
By Jeff Sommer
Catastrophic storms have crippled the state’s home insurance market in the past, and some researchers say it is dangerously vulnerable.
By Christopher Flavelle
Catastrophic flooding is forecast in mountain areas and significant landslides are possible through Friday in parts of the Carolinas, Tennessee and Georgia.
By Mark Barrett and Austyn Gaffney
Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops.
By Amanda Holpuch
At a New York Times Climate Forward event, Kevin D. Roberts said climate change amounted to a “hot year.”
By Coral Davenport
Some restless entrepreneurs are releasing pollutants in the sky to try to cool the planet.
By David Gelles and Ian C. Bates
In his first interview with Western media since becoming president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the United Nations has to change to reflect changing world demographics.
By Ruth Maclean
Andy Jarvis, Bruce Friedrich, Will Harris and Katie Cantrell are part of a group focused on food who are leading conversations at the Times’s Climate Forward Changemaker Lunch.
By Jim Colgan
For over two decades the city’s mayor has reclaimed public space for people and limited vehicles in the city center, which reduced traffic and improved air quality.
By Tanya Mohn and Matilde Viegas
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Jamal Lewis and Aloja Airewele are part of a group focused on electrification. They are leading conversations at the Times’s Climate Forward Changemaker Lunch.
By Jim Colgan
A fifth-generation network at the Bankside Yards project in London offers new possibilities for the pace of decarbonization in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
By Peter Wilson
With electricity scarce, Africa’s most populated country struggles to provide lifesaving cooling without worsening the very crisis causing the heat.
By Nell Gallogly
Solutions to the problem of climate change have never been more clear. But the scale of the problem keeps getting bigger.
By David Gelles
Researchers are looking at the impact that individuals’ actions can have on reducing carbon emissions — and the best ways to get people to adopt them.
By Alina Tugend
Storm Boris dumped record amounts of rain over Central and Eastern Europe this month. A new study found climate change made the deluge more likely.
By Austyn Gaffney
At an event in New York, the president said federal investments in climate action would be at risk if former President Donald J. Trump retook the White House.
By Lisa Friedman
Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, said that Exxon Mobil has contributed greatly to global pollution by deceiving the public into believing that single-use plastics would be recycled if disposed of properly.
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The lawsuit, seeking ‘multiple billions of dollars,’ opens a new front in the legal battles with oil and gas companies over climate and environmental issues.
By Karen Zraick and David Gelles
From Covid to dengue, viral outbreaks seemed to be popping up all over. But maybe Americans are just more attuned to threats now.
By Apoorva Mandavilli
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One man’s “never-ending quest” for the least-known varieties of the world’s most-eaten fruit.
By Jack Truesdale
A transformed China, conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, and intractable clashes over money have pushed the prospects of progress to a new low.
By Somini Sengupta and Max Bearak
As climate change brings water shortages to vacation hot spots, we look at Greece’s tourism-dependent islands, where residents sometimes compete with visitors for a dwindling supply.
By Ceylan Yeğinsu and Iliana Magra
Here’s what to know if you’re in the market for a climate-friendly vehicle.
By Jack Ewing
It looks like and feels like a regular street. But beneath the surface, six layers are working to keep rainwater from overwhelming New York City neighborhoods.
By Dodai Stewart
Scientists have mapped the genome of the Greenland shark, which could offer clues to the animal’s extreme longevity.
By Jonathan Moens
Your stomping may have helped trim this invasive insect’s population. But experts say other factors probably explain their reduced numbers around New York City.
By Emily Anthes
There’s a growing understanding of the health threats of PFAS chemicals in what we eat and drink.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
Are we ready for the future of meat?
By Somini Sengupta
Pastures were fertilized with toxic sewage decades ago. Nobody knew, until the cows’ milk was tested.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
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Some activists are questioning whether the federal government can accurately verify a tax program for facilities that store planet-warming gases.
By Minho Kim
The company, a spinoff from General Electric, has been plagued by financial losses in its wind unit and, more recently, accidents involving the failure of turbine blades.
By Stanley Reed
The infamous plant, closed since 2019, is getting a new lease on life after Microsoft agreed to buy its electricity to supply a growing fleet of data centers.
By Brad Plumer
A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights into the biology and behavior of the much-ridiculed bird.
By Franz Lidz
At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a new reconstruction of Earth’s deep past.
By Raymond Zhong
Schools across the country are adding trees, tent-like structures and water to their playgrounds as temperatures soar.
By Somini Sengupta
Leaders around the world are asking the European Union to delay rules that would require companies to police their global supply chains.
By Patricia Cohen
BYD, which leads China’s electric vehicle sector, is constructing a plant in Hungary while its Chinese rivals expand through joint ventures in Europe.
By Melissa Eddy
Satellite data shows the U.S. releasing more and more of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, researchers said, despite pledges to cut back.
By Max Bearak
An environmental group said the company, a major food producer, was misleading shoppers with its claims about eco-friendly practices.
By Karen Zraick
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Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?
By Austyn Gaffney and Somini Sengupta
In the San Bernardino Mountains, another wildfire has forced residents to flee, the latest reminder that they must accept the risks of climate change if they want to remain.
By Soumya Karlamangla
After a delay of several months, General Motors said owners of its battery-powered models would now be able to use Tesla charging stations with adapters.
By Jack Ewing
By outfitting blackbirds with heart-rate monitors, scientists debunked a long-held assumption about the benefits of spending the winter in warm climates.
By Emily Anthes
The members of a self-described ragtag group had little in common, but their campaign could serve as model for future environmental efforts.
By Zoë Rom and Eli Imadali
The Climate reporter Hiroko Tabuchi is interested in all the things we take for granted about our environment.
By Josh Ocampo
Climate change is influencing extreme weather events like the flooding across six countries that has led to mass evacuations of cities as the waters continue to rise.
By Austyn Gaffney
As autumn sweeps in, where will you go to get your fix of fiery golds and reds? This could be the year to try Michigan or Oregon instead of Massachusetts.
By Derek M. Norman
Researchers are studying the role of eelgrass beds for carbon capture and the health of the habitat for a variety of species.
By Murray Carpenter
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Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris.
By Rebecca F. Elliott
For a generation of girls raised to believe they could be anything, the Trump era moved their politics to the left, a new analysis shows.
By Claire Cain Miller
New Yorkers are spending billions on houses in flood-prone areas despite growing awareness of the effects of climate change.
By Hilary Howard
Recent studies show that certain feather pigments can help neutralize toxic pollution. It means darker, duller birds could have a survival advantage.
By Marta Zaraska
As climate change continues unabated, the goal is to examine technologies that could artificially cool the Earth “responsibly and ethically.”
By Christopher Flavelle and David Gelles
The courts have become one of the most important battlegrounds in the fight over planet-warming emissions. Here are prominent cases to watch.
By Karen Zraick
A new federal database helps users determine the likelihood of their community experiencing a landslide.
By Austyn Gaffney
The case argues the government violated young people’s constitutional rights by failing to curb the use of fossil fuels. A lower court had thrown it out.
By Karen Zraick
General Motors and the South Korean automaker say they will collaborate on new vehicles, buying parts and clean energy technologies.
By Neal E. Boudette
Accidents involving blades made by GE Vernova have delayed projects off the coasts of Massachusetts and England and could imperil climate goals.
By Stanley Reed and Ivan Penn
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Die-hard fans of the season say the best part starts after Labor Day.
By Steven Kurutz and Sophie Park
The climbers from Italy and South Korea were found on Tuesday after they went missing three days earlier during a period of bad weather on the peak.
By Amanda Holpuch
The British government and Tata of India said they would invest 1.25 billion pounds in a plan to convert the steel mill at Port Talbot in Wales to an electric furnace.
By Stanley Reed
Vice President Kamala Harris nodded to the urgency of climate change but also highlighted the country’s record levels of oil and gas production.
By Lisa Friedman
The Japanese city is famous for its temples and gardens, but it is laced with waterways that can offer a different, and no less enchanting, view.
By Patrick Scott
The agency said Keurig, in its financial filings, had claimed its pods could be “effectively recycled” but didn’t note that two big recycling companies wouldn’t accept them.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
The state footed a big bill for the owner of a hunting retreat to knock down trees on his and nearby properties. He made big environmental promises, but the science was lacking.
By Leia Larsen
Here’s what Vice President Harris and former President Donald J. Trump have done and want to do on abortion, crime, democracy, the economy, immigration, Israel and Gaza, and Social Security and Medicare.
By Maggie Astor
As Colombia prepares to host a global biodiversity summit, killings of environmental defenders in the country rose again last year, according to a new report.
By Manuela Andreoni
While the Line fire burns in Southern California, what can we learn from how a changing climate has affected an expanding fire season?
By Austyn Gaffney
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Many Southern Californians have moved to San Bernardino County for more affordable homes and calmer lifestyles, but some also face disaster risks.
By Soumya Karlamangla, Vik Jolly and Isabelle Taft
The suds that go down the drain can be harmful to wildlife. We’ve got tips on how to clean clothes and support nature.
By Elizabeth Anne Brown
The Persian Gulf nation has instituted rolling blackouts to cope with surging summer electricity demand, stirring frustration among citizens.
By Yasmena Almulla and Vivian Nereim
An African penguin who left many offspring in his long life, he belonged to the largest colony of the aquatic bird species in North America, according to the zoo.
By Hank Sanders
After two devastating storms hit Stonington in January, plans are multiplying to raise and fortify wharves, roads and buildings. But will that be enough?
By Jenna Russell and Tristan Spinski
A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.
By Max Bearak and Federico Rios
Pope Francis is visiting Papua New Guinea, which has been exploited for its natural resources and is imperiled by rising sea levels.
By Emma Bubola
On a family trip in Montana, a father shares a tradition with his two sons even as climate change threatens the certainty of the rivers he grew up running.
By Reif Larsen
The excessive heat worldwide suggests the full year will also be a record-breaker, according to Copernicus, the E.U. agency that tracks global warming.
By Austyn Gaffney
An engineer and influential environmentalist in New York, he fought for bus lanes, bridge tolls and limits on parking and against more highways, as in the aborted Westway plan.
By Sam Roberts
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Though large automakers are delaying their plans to introduce new all-electric models, the E.V. industry is still the future, experts say.
By Manuela Andreoni
Experts believe the outcome of the race for the White House could determine how ambitious China’s climate efforts will be.
By Lisa Friedman
Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths.
By Catrin Einhorn
The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.
By Catrin Einhorn
An intermission in hurricanes across the Atlantic has people wondering where the predicted storms are.
By Judson Jones
More tourists are eager to visit vanishing glaciers and ice caves, but warming is also making the sites unstable.
By Austyn Gaffney
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