Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities

Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines…

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Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning…

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Citizen astronomers rally to protect Mexico’s night sky for the next generation

Citizen astronomers rally to protect Mexico’s night sky for the next generation

JOYA-LA BARRETA ECOLOGICAL PARK, Mexico — As night descended, a rumble of frogs filled the air in this park outside the central Mexican city of Queretaro. In the sky, tiny…

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