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Human-Caused Warming Played ‘Very Strong’ Role in Himalayan Floods, Report Finds

By: Raymond Zhong

17 September 2026 at 00:00

Rising temperatures contributed to the disaster by destabilizing the permafrost and ice around the collapsed rock, scientists concluded.

August Ties for Hottest Month on Record

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

10 September 2026 at 03:00

Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.

A vendor cooled off with a frozen water bottle in a market in Seoul on Aug. 6.

August Ties for Hottest Month on Record

By: Raymond Zhong

10 September 2026 at 03:00

Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.

Effects of Record-Breaking El Niño Are Happening on 3 Continents

By: Raymond Zhong and Chico Harlan

12 August 2026 at 18:04

The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.

Trump Administration Kills Annual Arctic Report Card

By: Raymond Zhong

11 August 2026 at 21:02

The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation.

National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science

By: Raymond Zhong

17 July 2026 at 02:43

Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.

National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

17 July 2026 at 02:43

Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.

A firefighting helicopter at a wildfire burning in the Forest of Fontainebleau near Paris on Monday.

Western Europe Had Its Hottest June on Record

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

9 July 2026 at 03:00

An unusually early heat wave smashed records across France, Britain and Spain. Temperatures in some areas are starting to soar again.

Riding a hot train in London on June 24. Average temperatures across Western Europe last month were 3.05 degrees Celsius, or 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit, above the mean from recent decades.

Climate Change Fueling Europe’s Ferocious Heat Wave, Scientists Find

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

26 June 2026 at 05:01

A scientific analysis concluded that such high temperatures, across so much of the continent, would “not have been possible” without global warming.

A shady passageway on Tuesday in Bordeaux, France, where temperatures reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 42 Celsius.

Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

24 June 2026 at 18:59

The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.

Morning commuters on the London Bridge on Wednesday, where temperatures reached 96 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest recorded June day in the United Kingdom.

Europe’s Heat Has Scientists Asking: How Much Hotter Can It Get?

By: Raymond Zhong

23 June 2026 at 17:17

Records are being broken for the second time in a month, leading scientists to probe the upper limits of what the warming climate can dish out.