Enviro.News

Massive volcanic eruptions ignited oil and coal deposits in Siberia in the events that led to the Permian-Triassic “Great Dying” event.

A biologist decided to investigate a shrimp parade that attracts thousands of tourists in a province of Thailand.

Also this week: Solutions for cities, and a Times investigation

The U.S.-China relationship is at its lowest point in a half century, but there are also converging interests on global warming.

If lease sales happen in the final days of the Trump administration, they may face disputes in court or could be reversed by the Biden administration.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan said the state would shut down a line between her state and Ontario that has been operating since the 1950s.

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will embed climate policy throughout his government, not only in environmental agencies but in departments like justice, defense, the Treasury and transportation.

A Category One storm, Iota was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by Monday as it approached the coast of Central America, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm, the second hurricane to strike Central America in less than two weeks, was expected to produce catastrophic winds and up to 30 inches of rain all week.

Forecasters warn that the storm could compound the destruction caused by Hurricane Eta, which pounded Central America less than two weeks ago. Iota made landfall about 15 miles from where Eta touched down.

The first female president of the E.C.B. recalibrates its mission.

There have been 30 named storms this year, and 13 of them were hurricanes. It’s the most active Atlantic season on record.

The lease sales could occur just before Inauguration Day, leaving the administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. to try to reverse them after the fact.

Some scientists say that the predators are essential to curbing the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease because they pick off weak deer.

Scientists can’t say for sure whether global warming is causing more hurricanes, but they are confident that it’s changing the way storms behave. Here’s how.