Climate, Energy & Conservation
Energy-hungry data centers have been a lifeline for ailing U.S. coal plants, analysts say.Read more on E360 →
Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of roughly 100 every se...
Billions of sea stars, victims of a deadly wasting illness, have perished over the last decade, imperiling marine ecosystems and spurring a global hunt for a biological or environmental culprit. Recen...
Humans are altering the planet on an unthinkable scale, both by converting vast tracts of wilderness into farms and cities and by pouring huge volumes of heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere. The imp...
A common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant.Read more on E360 →
As climate change and urbanization intensify flooding in Rwanda, the capital of Kigali has embraced nature-based solutions. The city is restoring and reshaping 18,000 acres of degraded wetlands, plant...
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.Read more on E360 →
This year will conclude as the second hottest on record, surpassed only by 2024. It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the ...
The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice as the world’s northern latitudes continue a rapid shift to becoming rainier and less ice-bound due to the climate crisis, scientists have...
This year will conclude as the sunniest on record for the U.K., weather officials say.Read more on E360 →
Iran is being choked by deadly air pollution, another consequence of one of the worst droughts in decades.Read more on E360 →
Iran is looking to relocate the nation’s capital because of severe water shortages that make Tehran unsustainable. Experts say the crisis was caused by years of ill-conceived dam projects and overpump...