These Teens Adopted an Orphaned Oil Well. Their Goal: Shut It Down. NYT: Science Delger Erdenesanaa 24 May 2024 at 05:02 Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry. Β© Cornell Watson for The New York TimesFrom left: Lila Gisondi, Mateo De La Rocha and Sebastian Ng, high school seniors in Cary, N.C., who adopted an oil well in Ohio that was leaking gas.
Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphereβs Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds NYT: Science Delger Erdenesanaa 14 May 2024 at 11:02 Scientists used tree rings to compare last yearβs extreme heat with temperatures over the past two millenniums. Β© Arpad Benedek/AlamyA 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 NYT: Science Katrina Miller and Delger Erdenesanaa 14 May 2024 at 03:00 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 TimesPenny Sackett, former director of the Australian National Universityβs 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. NYT: Science Delger Erdenesanaa 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 PressA tornado near Hawley, Texas, on Thursday.
Winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize Use Courts to Contest Oil Projects NYT: Science Delger Erdenesanaa 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/ReutersWild Coast residents demonstrated against Royal Dutch Shellβs 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 NYT: Science Delger Erdenesanaa 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 Chinaβs Cities NYT: Science Delger Erdenesanaa 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 TimesSidewalk construction in Tianjin. Last year thousands of residents were evacuated from apartments in the city after nearby streets split apart.