Lucrative tax incentives have fueled a surge in solar panels but failed to boost wind power, data from a new project show.
Category: Global Warming
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U.S. Already Has 23 Billion Dollar Disasters in 2023
The United States has been hit by 23 large-scale disasters so far this year, and hurricane season is far from over.
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‘Zombie Trout’ Unsettle Montana, Long a Fly-Fishing Mecca
Warming waters and other factors along the state’s rivers like the Big Hole appear to be contributing to alarmingly low numbers of the state’s renowned rainbow and brown trout.
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Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and World Bank Head Will Speak at Times Climate Event
Sign up to watch the livestream and connect with online attendees about solutions to the climate crisis on Thursday, Sept. 21.
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At the U.S. Open, Stifling Heat Causes Some Players to Lose Their Cool
An unseasonal stretch of extreme heat and humidity has left the stadiums at the Open sweltering. But a few players, Coco Gauff among them, say the hotter, the better.
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What Is Burning Man, and Why Have Paris Hilton and Elon Musk Shown Up?
The annual festival started as an impromptu bonfire, but now attracts tens of thousands of revelers a year. How did it get here?
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Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.
Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.
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Hawaii Wildfires Spur Insurers to Reassess the State’s Risk
Hawaii has long been a low-risk and profitable market for insurers, but the Maui disaster could change that, and even have a global ripple effect.
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Is Ice the Ultimate Luxury?
Americans, in particular, tend to think of frozen water as essential. But this seemingly ubiquitous commodity is no longer something we can take for granted.
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Can a New Genre of Eco-Thrillers Inspire Climate Action?
Fighting the apocalypse is a timeworn movie trope. But in an era of environmental catastrophe, some filmmakers are creating more down-to-earth heroes.