Tag: Global Warming
Plans to Fight Global Warming Face an Obstacle in Paris: Trees
PARIS — Long a favorite spot for picnics and sunbathing, the lawns surrounding the Eiffel Tower have recently…
Flood, Evacuate, Rinse, Repeat: A Relentless Pattern Batters Australia
WINDSOR, Australia — Emma Winley pointed to the markings on the outside of her house, recording the levels…
Extreme Heat Continues Its March Across Western Europe
LONDON — The weather maps for Europe were blood red on Sunday as heat that has been baking…
As the Planet Cooks, Climate Stalls as a Political Issue
Summers in Maricopa County, Ariz., have become at times unbearable, Kyle Hawkinson said on Friday. Smog and haze…
Manchin Defends Retreat on Climate and Tax Plans, Calling for More Time
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, on Friday defended his decision to pull the…
Cryptomining Capacity in U.S. Rivals Energy Use of Houston, Findings Show
Seven of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the United States are set up to use nearly as…
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, pulled the plug on Thursday on negotiations to…
Deadly Glacier Collapse in Italy Shows Reach of Europe’s New Heat
CANAZEI, Italy — Days before a glacier in the Italian Dolomites broke off with the force of a…
E.P.A., Curbed by Supreme Court, Falls Back on a Piecemeal Plan for Climate Change
WASHINGTON — Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last week limiting the government’s ability to restrict the pollution…
Extreme Weather Challenges Bikepackers on the Tour Divide Race
Kevin Latta pushed his bike forward, following the Bull River down a ridge in the Canadian Rockies. The…
Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis
As the political divide between the states becomes more pronounced, what political scientists call “sorting” may accelerate. The…
Baratunde Thurston Wants You to Be Part of Nature. Right Now.
There was also a shock for me on Tangier Island, in the Chesapeake Bay, with James “Ooker” Eskridge,…