News about James E. Hansen, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Hansen’s analysis shows that albedo loss is not a subtle background shift — it’s becoming a dominant driver of global warming. Tropical marine clouds contribute one-fifth of Earth’s albedo.

Aamir Zulfiqar Khan ...

In the summer of 2023, researchers “binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies” of the past 10 years for climate research ...

An extreme heat warning is in effect today and tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with peak heat index values near 110. What’s next? An extreme heat watch might be issued for Wednesday as well.

I am hiking along the Metacomet Ridge in Greenfield, Massachusetts – a rather steep basaltic structure, modestly less than five hundred feet high and topped by a stately brick tower constructed in ...

In the summer of 2023, researchers “binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies” of the past 10 years for climate research ...

For space fans, June has something extra to enjoy, as NASA recently released “Cosmic Dawn,” a new “intimate access” ...

The 47% budget cut would obliterate NASA's science program, experts say.

The Senate appropriations committee initially voted in favor of a bill rejecting Trump's NASA budget cuts, but discussions ...

The exoplanet, a planet beyond our solar system, has been dubbed TWA 7b after NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured evidence of it.