Henry Fountain
Non-award-winning writer @ NY Times. The Great Quake, on the '64 Alaska earthquake -- a best book of '17 -- now in paperback. https://t.co/jaPP2
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Zeta Turns Into Hurricane and Threatens to Dump Torrential Rains
Zeta could dump up to a foot of rain on some parts of the Yucatán by Tuesday before its projected landfall in the Gulf States.
White House Releases New Plan for Seismic Tests in Arctic Refuge
The survey would bring heavy trucks looking for signs of oil reserves into one of the most remote and pristine parts of the United States.
Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues
The United States is home to 95 million cattle, and changing what they eat could have a significant effect on emissions of greenhouse gases like methane that are warming the world.
Nearly Half of the U.S. Is in Drought. It May Get Worse.
The most widespread drought in the continental United States since 2013 covers more than 45 percent of the Lower 48 states, federal scientists said.
Arctic Science Mission Wraps Up as Research Ship Docks in Germany
The Polarstern docked at its home port of Bremerhaven nearly 13 months after it left Norway to study the rapidly changing Arctic.
What’s Green, Soggy and Fights Climate Change?
You might be surprised: Protecting peat bogs could help the world avert the worst effects of global warming, a new study has found.
Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest
A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.
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Henry Fountain
I took a break from writing about short- and long-term disasters and wrote about a potentially promising development in the world of fusion power. Accent on "potentially."
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Ocean Heat Waves Are Directly Linked to Climate Change
The “blob” of hotter ocean water that killed sea lions and other marine life in 2014 and 2015 may become permanent.
Chief Executive of Embattled Alaskan Mine Project Resigns
The executive made “offensive” remarks about the state’s political leaders, the company said, in meetings recorded by an environmental group.
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches a Low, Just Missing Record
Only 2012 had less sea ice coverage, scientists say, as climate change takes its toll in the region.
An Alaska Mine Project Might Be Bigger Than Acknowledged
In secretly recorded meetings, executives with the Pebble Mine project said the operation could run nine times longer than outlined in their permit filings.
Oregon Rain Brings New Threat After the Fires: Landslides
Heavy downpours can bring destructive mudslides now, or in years to come.
Hurricane Sally’s Fierce Rain Shows How Climate Change Raises Storm Risks
Staggering rain totals, fueled by a warming atmosphere that can hold more moisture, are being recorded from the storm.
Hurricane Sally Is a Slow-Moving Threat. Climate Change Might Be Why.
Scientists say that climate change, which has also contributed to the wildfires on the West Coast, helped intensify a storm that is unleashing a deluge in Mississippi and Alabama.
Why Hurricane Sally Could Bring a Deluge
Scientists know climate change has made storms wetter. There’s evidence that it makes some slower, too. It all adds up to trouble when they hit land.
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Henry Fountain
Hurricane Sally is stalling. Researchers see a link to rapid warming...in the Arctic. My latest
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The Arctic Is Shifting to a New Climate Because of Global Warming
Open water and rain, rather than ice and snow, are becoming typical of the region, a new study has found.
In Oregon, a New Climate Menace: Fires Raging Where They Don’t Usually Burn
The northwest part of the state, usually much wetter, has dried out this year, enabling flames driven by powerful winds to “just explode down these canyons.”
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Henry Fountain
@cflav and I took a look at what's happening on the western slope of the Cascades, and why.
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La Niña May Worsen Southwest Drought This Winter
Climate forecasters said the pattern would affect weather across the globe.
New Conditions on Alaskan Mine Could Delay Vast Project That Donald Trump Jr. Opposes
The Army Corps of Engineers will impose new mitigation conditions on the developers of the proposed Pebble Mine, potentially pushing approval past the election.
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Loss of Greenland Ice Sheet Reached a Record Last Year
The ice loss in 2019 was more than twice the annual average since 2003, scientists said.