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Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds

14 May 2024 at 11:02
Scientists used tree rings to compare last year’s extreme heat with temperatures over the past two millenniums.

Β© Arpad Benedek/Alamy

A 730-year-old fir tree in Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. Researchers used data from 10,000 trees across the Northern Hemisphere.

Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth

A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis.

Β© David Maurice Smith for The New York Times

Penny Sackett, former director of the Australian National University’s Mount Stromlo Observatory, just outside Canberra, in the remains of the observatory, which was destroyed in a 2003 wildfire.

The U.S. Is Getting More Heavy Tornado Days. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why.

8 May 2024 at 16:12
The number of tornadoes so far in the United States this year is just above average. But their distribution is changing.

Β© Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News, via Associated Press

A tornado near Hawley, Texas, on Thursday.

Winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize Use Courts to Contest Oil Projects

29 April 2024 at 13:09
Around the world, grass-roots organizers and Indigenous communities are taking proposed coal, oil and gas projects to court β€” and winning.

Β© Rogan Ward/Reuters

Wild Coast residents demonstrated against Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to start seismic surveys for petroleum exploration at Mzamba Beach, Sigidi, South Africa, in 2021.

Earth Day 2024: A Look at 3 Places Adapting Quickly to Fight Climate Change

22 April 2024 at 14:33
Paris is becoming a city of bikes. Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. On Earth Day, a look at a few bright spots for emission reductions.

Β© Ludovic Marin, Nicolas Garcia and Jade Gao/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

Satellite Data Reveals Sinking Risk for China’s Cities

18 April 2024 at 16:23
Development and groundwater pumping are causing land subsidence and heightening the risks of sea level rise.

Β© Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times

Sidewalk construction in Tianjin. Last year thousands of residents were evacuated from apartments in the city after nearby streets split apart.

PFAS β€˜Forever Chemicals’ Are Pervasive in Water Worldwide, Study Finds

14 April 2024 at 04:59
A global survey found harmful levels even in water samples taken far from any obvious source of contamination.

Β© Joshua A. Bickel/Associated Press

The study β€œsets off alarm bells,” one of the authors said.
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