NYTimes - Environment

Canyons, small streams and dry creek beds in the West can be deceptively dangerous, trapping hikers when rainfall upstream causes rapidly rising water.

As blazes surge across Europe, the country is making a trade-off to protect its heritage by fireproofing sites at the risk of spoiling the surrounding landscape.

The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.

The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.

An ice avalanche that started high in the Himalayas tumbled thousands of feet, releasing vast amounts of energy that pulverized the ice into floodwater.

Scientists are still working out the precise cause of the disaster in Nepal, but one thing seems certain: The risk of such events is increasing.

Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.

The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a partnership with a private company.

Oil companies and governments are consuming their once vast stockpiles as Iran and the United States continue to struggle for control over the Strait of Hormuz.

As rescue efforts entered their fourth day, the scale of destruction came into focus, signaling a daunting recovery for the vulnerable nation.

The loss of power-generating capacity has raised questions about an ambitious expansion of renewable energy in one of the world’s most hazard-prone mountain regions.

A glacier unleashed a deadly flood earlier this week. For local trekking guides and climbers, the mountains were already changing.

With air and sea surface temperatures already breaking records, this year’s episode is on track to be the strongest in living memory.

President Trump’s administration has been pushing U.S. companies like Chevron to invest more in Venezuela’s oil industry.

A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.

A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and Korea.

Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.

The collapse of part of a mountain created a flash flood of a scale and speed no one had imagined, survivors said. Hundreds died, at least, and many more are missing.

High temperatures and new safety rules are transforming practice as a new school year begins.

The move is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to spur the country’s largest expansion of nuclear power in more than three decades.