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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‘Like Trash in a Landfill’: Carbon Dioxide Keeps Piling Up in the Atmosphere
Levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide reached another record in May, the month when they normally peak.
‘Going in the Wrong Direction’: More Tropical Forest Loss in 2019
Brazil was responsible for more than a third of the total global loss in 2019.
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Henry Fountain
We're still losing old-growth forests at an alarming rate. And during the pandemic we may lose even more. My latest
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‘Expect More’: Climate Change Raises Risk of Dam Failures
Engineers say most dams in the United States, designed decades ago, are unsuited to a warmer world and stronger storms.
Your ZIP Code and Your Life Expectancy
Also this week, what electricity demand reveals about the pandemic
Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes Stronger, Researchers Find
An analysis of satellite imagery from the past four decades suggests that global warming has increased the chances of storms reaching Category 3 or higher.
‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of Alaska Tsunami Threat
A retreating glacier is increasing the risk of a catastrophic landslide and tsunami within a few decades, researchers say.
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Henry Fountain
Here's one potential impact of climate change I bet you weren't thinking too much about: a tsunami. My latest.
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Coronavirus Could Disrupt Weather Forecasting
The amount of atmospheric data routinely gathered by commercial airliners has dropped sharply as a result of the coronavirus, the World Meteorological Organization announced.
No Yeast at the Store? No Problem. It’s Everywhere in Your Home.
You just need to corral and nurture the stuff, which should be easy for anyone with some time and patience.
Billions Could Live in Extreme Heat Zones Within Decades, Study Finds
Researchers said that by 2070 extreme heat could encompass a much larger part of Africa, as well as parts of India, the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia and Australia.
A Satellite Lets Scientists See Antarctica’s Melting Like Never Before
NASA's new ICESat-2 satellite provides the most detailed look yet of where the continent is losing and gaining ice.
The City That Never Sleeps Is Waking Up Later
Some 400 special electric meters in New York apartments provide a shifting view of power use while people are stuck inside.
Coronavirus Interrupts, but Doesn’t End, an Arctic Research Expedition
The Polarstern, a science ship, will have to temporarily break out of polar ice because supply flights are no longer possible.
How The Times Covered the First Earth Day, 50 Years Ago
For the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, The New York Times went big.
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Henry Fountain
This NYT coverage of the first Earth Day is worth reading on several levels. For one thing, journalism has changed quite a bit since then.
With an introduction by me, an old guy.
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How bad is climate change now?
The only real debates left are over how fast and how far the climate will change, and what society should do to limit the damage.
Southwest Drought Rivals Those of Centuries Ago, Thanks to Climate Change
The drought that has gripped the American Southwest since 2000 is as bad as or worse than droughts in the region over the past 1,200 years, a new study finds.
430,000 People Have Traveled From China to U.S. Since Coronavirus Surfaced
There were 1,300 direct flights to 17 cities before President Trump’s travel restrictions. Since then, nearly 40,000 Americans and other authorized travelers have made the trip, some this past week and many with spotty screening.
Coronavirus Restrictions Force Cancellation of Arctic Research Flights
The Mosaic expedition has canceled a series of research flights after the Norwegian government imposed travel restrictions related to coronavirus.
Coronavirus and Climate Change
Also this week: A record, and a glitch, on an Arctic science expedition
Impact of Coronavirus Is Felt on an Arctic Science Expedition
A member of a team that is to fly research missions as part of the Mosaic expedition has tested positive for the virus in Germany.
Climate Change Affected Australia’s Wildfires, Scientists Confirm
Human-caused climate change had an impact on Australia’s wildfires, a new attribution study confirms. The 30 percent figure they calculated is a minimum.