Environment

Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?

First, the forest is razed. Then the cattle are moved in.

The world’s biggest beef producer says it has no tolerance for rainforest deforestation. Bloomberg’s analysis shows that’s not true—and Brazilian law isn’t helping.

Vicious wind and tornadoes put a deadly exclamation point on the end of an extraordinary year for extreme weather in the United States.

Wilder winds are altering currents. The sea is releasing carbon dioxide. Ice is melting from below.

2020 was effectively tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record, as global warming linked to greenhouse gas emissions showed no signs of letting up.