Global Warming

• Could the Hudson River Freeze Over? - New York City is icy and cold right now, but you’re probably not going to be able to walk to New Jersey any time soon.
• The accidental climate scientist who uncovered an unexpected force of global warming - The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences has awarded the Crafoord Prize to climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan. He discovered a powerful force of global warming.
• How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change - Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.
• Trump Wants to Halt Almost All Coal Plant Shutdowns. It Could Get Messy. - Even as administration officials vowed this week to head off scheduled retirements, some aging plants are now breaking, and costs could run to the billions.
• Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World - The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.
• Extreme Weather Events Hit Around the World in 2025 - Last year was Earth’s third hottest globally, but temperature is just one measure of climate change’s influence.
• Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Stop Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind Project - The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
• Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet - The president’s embrace of fossil fuels and withdrawal from the global fight against climate change will make it hard to keep warming at safe levels, scientists said.
• FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers - The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.
• The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited. - Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.