E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away NYT - Energy & Environment By: Chico Harlan 3 June 2026 at 21:33 Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.” © Marta Masdeu Navarro/ShutterstockThe European plan to invest roughly $107 million comes as the U.S. has said it would dismantle a sprawling network of sensors.
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. © Dea/Biblioteca Ambrosiana, via Getty ImagesAn illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.