2019: The Year in Climate Change
The biggest climate stories you might have missed — but still have time to read.
See How the World’s Most Polluted Air Compares With Your City’s
From the Bay Area to New Delhi, explore air pollution around the world.
Dec. 2, 2019
The Most Detailed Map of Auto Emissions in America
See driving-related emissions in your metro area, road by road.
Oct. 10, 2019
Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered
How to shop, cook and eat in a warming world.
April 30, 2019
Quiz: How Does Your Diet Contribute to Climate Change?
Food choices come with climate consequences. See how your diet compares with those of other Americans.
April 30, 2019
How to Buy Clothes That Are Built to Last
The environmental impact of our clothing choices extends far beyond our closets and buying fewer items that are more durable can lower the impact on the planet. Here’s what to look for when shopping for clothes.
Sept. 25, 2019
As Sea Levels Rise, So Do Ghost Forests
Saltwater is killing off woodlands all along the mid-Atlantic coast, sometimes surprisingly far from the sea.
Oct. 8, 2019
As Phoenix Heats Up, the Night Comes Alive
In one of the hottest and fastest-warming American cities, residents adapt their summer schedules to find times when temperatures are more tolerable.
Aug. 12, 2019
Want to Escape Global Warming? These Cities Promise Cool Relief
While climate change affects everywhere, some areas in America will be less affected than others. And some of those fortunate places, it happens, might be looking for people.
April 15, 2019
A Forecast for a Warming World: Learn to Live With Fire
The Kincade fire is burning more than 10,000 acres in California. Other areas of the country are experiencing drought so understanding fire is becoming ever more important.
Oct. 24, 2019
Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace
A dire United Nations report, based on thousands of scientific studies, paints an urgent picture of biodiversity loss and finds that climate change is amplifying the danger to humanity.
May 6, 2019
Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say
With the Arctic warming rapidly, ice loss in Greenland is accelerating and may soon be a major factor in rising sea levels, according to a new study.
Jan. 21, 2019
These State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the World Warms
New research shows that hundreds of North American birds are at risk of major habitat disruption from climate change.
Oct. 10, 2019
How One Billionaire Could Keep Three Countries Hooked on Coal for Decades
The story of a mining project in Australia helps to explain why the world keeps burning coal despite the profound risk it poses to the future.
Aug. 15, 2019
How to Cut U.S. Emissions Faster? Do What These Countries Are Doing.
How the United States could cut emissions in half, using policies that other countries already have in place.
Feb. 13, 2019
A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises
Around the world, 17 countries are currently facing extremely high water stress. Climate change is making the problem worse.
Aug. 6, 2019
Exposing a Hidden Climate Threat: Methane ‘Super Emitters’
Vast amounts of methane are escaping from oil and gas sites nationwide, worsening global warming, even as the Trump administration weakens restrictions on offenders.
Dec. 12, 2019
Curbs on Methane, Potent Greenhouse Gas, to Be Relaxed in U.S.
If the proposal is adopted, the government would no longer require oil and gas companies to inspect for and repair methane leaks from wells and pipelines.
Aug. 29, 2019
Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump’s Dorian Tweets, Sources Say
Wilbur L. Ross Jr. made the threat after the agency’s Alabama office contradicted the president’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit the state.
Sept. 9, 2019
Trump to Revoke California’s Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules
The move, expected Wednesday, would strip California of its special authority to set tougher rules on car emissions.
Sept. 17, 2019
Automakers, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule, Strike a Deal With California
Four of the world’s largest automakers, including the Ford Motor Company, have struck a deal with California to reduce tailpipe pollution.
July 25, 2019
E.P.A. to Limit Science Used to Write Public Health Rules
A new agency rule would restrict the science that can be used in drafting health regulations by requiring researchers to turn over confidential health data.
Nov. 11, 2019
Trump Administration Rolls Back Clean Water Protections
The administration is expected to complete the repeal of a major Obama-era regulation that put limits on chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies.
Sept. 12, 2019
U.S. Significantly Weakens Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration announced far-reaching revisions to the Endangered Species Act, which was first enacted in 1973.
Aug. 12, 2019
A Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Hit a Dead End. Then Trump Became President.
The project’s reversal of fortunes has angered environmentalists and focused attention on an unusual connection between a Chilean billionaire and President Trump’s family.
June 25, 2019
A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid a Rash of Child Cancers
Parents in Indiana are demanding the clean-up of a toxic site and questioning environmental rollbacks that could prevent future chemical disasters like the one they face.
Jan. 2, 2019
The Great Flood of 2019: A Complete Picture of a Slow-Motion Disaster
A New York Times analysis shows how far this spring’s unprecedented floods spread.
Sept. 11, 2019
A Key to the Arctic’s Oil Riches Lies Hidden in Ohio
The findings of a test well drilled in Alaska three decades ago have been a closely guarded secret. We found answers in a Cleveland courthouse.
April 2, 2019
Climate Could Be an Electoral Time Bomb, Republican Strategists Fear
A growing number of young voters, including conservatives, identify climate change as a top priority. Republican strategists fear that could soon pose a big problem.
Aug. 2, 2019
Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows
Scientists devised a better way to calculate land elevations and their findings are dire: Far more cities will be inundated by climate change than previously thought.
Oct. 29, 2019
With More Storms and Rising Seas, Which U.S. Cities Should Be Saved First?
As the dangers and costs of climate change rise, policymakers are facing painful choices about how to decide which communities to protect.
June 19, 2019
Glaciers Are Retreating. Millions Rely on Their Water.
Glaciers are crucial sources of water for people and crops in Central Asia. But global warming is causing glaciers there and around the world to shrink every year.
Jan. 15, 2019
Where Glaciers Melt Away, Switzerland Sees Opportunity
In parts of the Alps, the warming climate is making glaciers disappear. Now the Swiss have a plan to make use of the valleys left behind.
Feb. 13, 2019
Melting Greenland Is Awash in Sand
As the changing climate melts Greenland's ice sheet, the runoff is filling its fjords with immense amounts of sand. Will the world want to buy some?
July 1, 2019
‘When the Glaciers Disappear, Those Species Will Go Extinct’
America’s glaciers are losing ice as the world warms. That’s disrupting habitats for fish, insects and even bacteria.
April 16, 2019