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She Used A.I. to Create Better Forecasts for Extreme Weather. Then Her Funding Was Cut.

By: Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

12 June 2026 at 10:00

Amy McGovern was the director of an A.I. institute dedicated to weather forecasting — until the National Science Foundation ended its funding.

A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Chico Harlan

21 May 2026 at 18:36

The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.