Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state has had “thousands of years of earthquake activity in a short period of time,” a geologist says. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/us/in-puzzle-of-oklahomas-earthquakes-new-data-may-provide-clues.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state has had thousands in recent years, and the number with higher magnitudes has risen significantly. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/us/earthquake-ties-record-for-strongest-in-oklahoma-history.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the Chinese tarmac, an angry exchange between a security official and White House aides, and a challenge to President Obama’s national security adviser. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/world/asia/obama-xi-staff-shouting-match.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists’ warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline are no longer theoretical. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/science/flooding-of-coast-caused-by-global-warming-has-already-begun.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The ceremony Saturday in Hangzhou, China, offered a rare display of harmony in a relationship that has become increasingly discordant. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/world/asia/obama-xi-jinping-china-climate-accord.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A contentious dam project that dates to the 1950s is more than 80 percent complete, and the filling of a reservoir will swamp much of the town of Hasankeyf. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/world/europe/turkey-hasankeyf-ilisu-dam.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The project is designed to keep water out of the damaged reactor buildings at the nuclear power plant, and radioactive water from reaching the Pacific. Critics say it may not work. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/science/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-cleanup-ice-wall.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sea, sand, history and climate forecasts are all part of a trip to the Dry Tortugas, an aquatic paradise at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/travel/dry-tortugas-national-park-florida-keys.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A just-completed project off the coast of Rhode Island, though relatively tiny, is at the forefront of a sea-based transition to renewable energy. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/science/americas-first-offshore-wind-farm-may-power-up-a-new-industry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A growing homeless population on public lands has brought with it increases in emergency calls, drug overdoses, illegal fires and trash, which have put nearby residents on edge. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/us/as-homeless-find-refuge-in-forests-anger-is-palpable-in-nearby-towns.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Ashton Hayes, residents have banded together to cut greenhouse emissions with solar panels, wine-and-cheese nights and no politicians. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/science/english-village-becomes-climate-leader-by-quietly-cleaning-up-its-own-patch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The practice of depleting the forest for precious fuel during hard times has been taking a toll at taps in the capital city, Lilongwe. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/world/africa/poverty-drought-malawi-water-supply.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Vestas was in a precarious position in 2012, but it is now a market leader, thanks in large part to its focus on data and mathematics. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/business/energy-environment/denmark-vestas-wind-renewable-energy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Devastated by unusually warm water in the Pacific, the reef is splashed with colors again, providing hope for reviving coral elsewhere. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/coral-reef-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A presentation at a trade group meeting showed that coal companies were seeing comparisons that environmentalists typically make. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/science/coal-industry-feeling-cornered-peeks-at-big-tobacco-playbook.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As light pollution from large metropolitan areas seeps across the country, Westcliffe, Colo., has made being a dark place central to its allure. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/us/colorado-dark-sky-project-stars-perseid.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Governments recently met to limit a chemical with a powerful heat trapping effect, highlighting air-conditioning’s complicated environmental impact. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/science/air-conditioner-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Decreased sperm quality and other effects could be related to environmental causes, and further declines could harm the dogs’ ability to reproduce. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/science/dog-sperm-fertility.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Warming temperatures can dry out northern peatlands, increasing the risk of fires that release thousands of years of stored carbon into the atmosphere. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/science/climate-change-carbon-bogs-peat.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Focusing on the conflicts of interest in Tesla Motors’ proposed takeover of SolarCity misses the bigger picture, some investors say. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/business/everyone-despises-solarcity-deal-except-tesla-shareholders.html?partner=rss&emc=rss