Environment

. Artificial intelligence is powering weather forecasts that are generally more accurate than conventional forecasts and are faster and cheaper to produce. But new research shows A.I. may fail to …

. Providing every new home with at least one “swift brick” to help endangered cavity-nesting birds has been rejected by Labour at the committee stage of its increasingly controversial planning …

. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is considering emissions accounting rule revisions that will make the process of claiming reductions from corporate renewable energy contracts more complicated, especially for companies with …

. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expect above-average hurricane activity this season. The federal agency, in its annual outlook released Thursday, predicted 13 to 19 named storms, …

. Workers transfer copper wires at Xinjiang Euphratica Cable Manufacturing Co., Ltd in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China on Nov. 15, 2021. Cai Zengle / VCG via Getty …

. The Brazilian diplomats presiding over this year’s COP30 climate summit in November have said they want an “early harvest” at June’s mid-year climate negotiations in Bonn, aiming to secure …

. For nearly 60 years, California has enjoyed the ability to set its own standards governing air pollution from automobiles, as long as they’re more stringent than the federal government’s. …

. Anthony Albanese says extreme weather events such as the mid-north coast floods are becoming more frequent and intense as one person remains missing and four people have died in …

. PepsiCo has watered down a suite of key climate, water and packaging commitments, citing a lack of system-wide investment in cleaner technologies and support from policymakers as reasons for …

. Farm workers in southern New Mexico get to work hours before dawn during heat waves to harvest chile peppers. Oilfield workers don heavy gear, despite the heat, to drive …