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A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.

28 August 2026 at 22:04
A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.

Β© Jason Gulley for The New York Times

A researcher paddled an inflatable kayak equipped with sonar to measure the depths of a meltwater lake on the Ngozumpa Glacier in Nepal last year.

High School Sports in the Heat

27 August 2026 at 21:36
High temperatures and new safety rules are transforming practice as a new school year begins.

Β© Chitose Suzuki/The Dallas Morning News, via Getty Images

About 9,000 high school athletes get treatment for heat-related illnesses each year in the United States.
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