Climate
Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
Environment The NOAA study is significant because it’s the first to look broadly at U.S. marine mammals and attempt to predict their resiliency to climate change. A humpback whale breaches on Stellwagen Bank about 25 miles east of Boston, on Aug. 22, 2005. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press October 6, 2023 […]
Watch: How climate change is impacting travel
Extreme weather across the world has people rethinking where to travel and when. Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther explains how climate change is impacting trip planning and travel trends. The post Watch: How climate change is impacting travel appeared first on Boston.com.
At Globe Summit, Wu calls for more urgency on climate crisis
Local News Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, speaking at the annual Boston Globe Summit, said that leaders at all levels of government need to accelerate plans to fight climate change. Mayor Michelle Wu, left, speaks about climate policy with Boston Globe Washington Bureau Chief Jackie Kucinich during the Globe’s annual summit. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe Boston […]
Climate activists arrested after disrupting rush hour traffic in downtown Boston
Local News The Extinction Rebellion members called for a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure in Massachusetts. Climate activists block traffic at South Station in downtown Boston on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Kevin Martin/Boston Globe Staff Several climate change activists were arrested after disrupting rush hour traffic in downtown Boston Thursday morning as part of […]
Many local beaches are shutting down due to bacteria overgrowth. Is climate change to blame?
Environment Fecal bacteria and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) are common beach menaces. Warmer waters and heavy rain events help them grow. Shubael Pond in Barnstable was closed due to a dangerous algal bloom in 2020. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe Experts are warning that bacteria is a growing threat to New England’s beaches. But while beach bacteria […]
Climate protest prompts closure of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, again
Local News The same group behind the protest that closed the Gardner Museum on the anniversary of its infamous art heist had planned a “peaceful field trip” to the museum Thursday. The courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. David L. Ryan / Boston Globe Staff, File For the second time this year, the Isabella […]