Nights in Las Vegas Are Becoming Dangerously Hot
In some fast-growing Sun Belt cites, “the overnight lows kind of sneak up on you.”
By Ronda Kaysen and Aatish Bhatia
Nadja Popovich
I am a reporter and graphics editor at The New York Times covering climate change, energy and the environment.
What I Cover
I use data and graphics, including maps and charts, to help readers understand the complex challenges facing the world as the climate warms.
In recent years, I have reported on the science that underpins our understanding of climate change, the drivers of global warming and its real-world effects, as well as the policies being proposed to address it.
I also edit graphics and visual articles produced by the Times climate team.
My Background
I have covered climate at The Times since 2017 and have been a science journalist for more than a decade. I studied global health and environmental science in college and hold a master’s degree in journalism.
I have won numerous journalism and design awards for my work, including two News and Documentary Emmy Awards for multimedia storytelling.
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I strive to make sure that every story I work on is fair and accurate. I thoroughly examine the data sets I work with and vet them with independent experts. I am committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook.
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Where (and How) Americans Are Taking Advantage of Clean Energy Tax Credits
Households claimed more than $8 billion in climate-friendly tax credits last year, according to new data. Here’s who benefited and where.
By Nadja Popovich
How Does Your State Make Electricity?
There’s been a big shift in how America produces power. Each state has its own story.
By Nadja Popovich
The Vanishing Islands That Failed to Vanish
Low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be early victims of rising seas. But research tells a surprising story: Many islands are stable. Some have even grown.
By Raymond Zhong, Jason Gulley and Jonathan Corum
You’re not imagining it. Summers are getting hotter.
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By Nadja Popovich and Adam Pearce
As Solar Power Surges, U.S. Wind Is in Trouble
A 2022 climate law was expected to set off a boom in renewable energy. So far, that’s only come partly true.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
Snow Lifts Great Salt Lake From Record Lows, but Dangers Persist
The lake remains below healthy levels and experts warn the increase could reduce the pressure to conserve water.
By Christopher Flavelle and Nadja Popovich
Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity
They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. And the technology is expanding rapidly.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening?
There have been record temperatures every day for more than a year. Scientists are investigating what’s behind the extraordinary measurements.
By Delger Erdenesanaa
A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals
A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
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The Bay Area Leads the National Shift to Electric Vehicles
San Jose and San Francisco had the highest E.V. adoption rate among major U.S. metropolitan areas last year.
By Nadja Popovich
Where Electric Vehicles Are (and Aren’t) Taking Off Across the U.S.
New data show where E.V.s are booming and reveal some surprising places where they’re getting a foothold.
By Nadja Popovich
How the U.S. Became the World’s Biggest Gas Supplier
The stunning rise of U.S. liquefied natural gas exports in the last decade has reshaped global markets and triggered pushback from environmentalists.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm?
Scientists are already busy trying to understand whether 2023’s off-the-charts heat is a sign that global warming is accelerating.
By Raymond Zhong
The Year in Climate Culture
TV shows, movies, books, art exhibits and pop music about our rapidly warming planet.
By David Gelles and Manuela Andreoni
Can Carbon Capture Live Up to the Hype?
The technology to capture and bury carbon dioxide has struggled to ramp up and has real limits. But experts say it could play a valuable role.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
Here’s where renewable energy is expanding around the world, and where fossil fuels are on the decline.
This was featured in live coverage.
By Nadja Popovich
Where the World Is (and Isn’t) Making Progress on Climate Change
Emissions from electricity and transportation are projected to fall over time, a new report finds, but industry remains a major climate challenge.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
How Electricity Is Changing, Country by Country
Renewable electricity is rising quickly, but the world’s power mix remains fossil fuel-heavy — for now.
By Nadja Popovich
America’s New Wildfire Risk Goes Beyond Forests
Grassland and shrubland fires burn more land and destroy more homes across the United States than forest fires, a new study found.
By Nadja Popovich
It’s Not Your Imagination. Summers Are Getting Hotter.
As the planet has warmed, summer temperatures have shifted toward more extreme heat.
By Nadja Popovich and Adam Pearce
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think
The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.
By David Gelles, Brad Plumer, Jim Tankersley, Jack Ewing, Leo Dominguez and Nadja Popovich
The Clean Energy Future Is a Battle for Hearts and Minds
A broad, and sometimes quixotic, retail effort to win the fight against global warming is playing out one person at a time, with nary a mention of climate change.
By Jack Ewing, Clifford Krauss, Lisa Friedman, Leo Dominguez and Nadja Popovich
The Clean Energy Future Is Roiling Both Friends and Foes
Resistance to wind and solar projects from environmentalists is among an array of impediments to widespread conversion to renewables.
By Jim Tankersley, Brad Plumer, Ana Swanson, Ivan Penn, Leo Dominguez and Nadja Popovich
Heat Waves Grip 3 Continents as Climate Change Warms Earth
Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people endured blistering conditions. The U.S. special envoy for climate change called it “a threat to all of humankind.”
By Alan Yuhas
How Canada’s Record Wildfires Got So Bad, So Fast
Blazes have burned 25 million acres so far this year, and there’s still a month to go in peak fire season.
By Nadja Popovich
Summers have gotten a lot hotter.
This was featured in live coverage.
By Nadja Popovich
Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
The current system makes it hard to build the long-distance power lines needed to transport wind and solar nationwide.
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
How Electrifying Everything Became a Key Climate Solution
To tackle climate change, we’ll need to plug in millions of cars, trucks, home heaters, stoves and factories.
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
A Very Wet Winter Has Eased California’s Drought, but Water Woes Remain
Storms have brought heavy rain and snow to the state, but its ‘water issues haven’t gone away.’
By Elena Shao, Mira Rojanasakul and Nadja Popovich
This Guide Can Help You Save Money and Fight Climate Change
Whether you are renovating your home, upgrading appliances or eyeing an electric car, this guide can help you take advantage of savings from the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Nadja Popovich and Elena Shao
Despite Rain Storms, California Is Still in Drought
Multiple atmospheric rivers brought extreme rain and snow to California, but the recent deluge hasn’t made up for years of ongoing drought.
By Elena Shao, Mira Rojanasakul and Nadja Popovich
The Climate Impact of Your Neighborhood, Mapped
Where and how you live shapes your household’s contribution to climate change. Explore differences across the nation.
By Nadja Popovich, Mira Rojanasakul and Brad Plumer
Mauna Loa Eruption Threatens a Famous Climate Record
The record is credited by many scientists as the most important evidence that the climate is changing because of human activity.
By Elena Shao
The population question
Earth has reached 8 billion inhabitants. But more people doesn’t have to mean more greenhouse gas emissions.
By Somini Sengupta
The World Is Falling Short of Its Climate Goals. Four Big Emitters Show Why.
New data reveals progress toward climate goals but also major challenges ahead.
By Max Bearak and Nadja Popovich
How Hurricane Ian Became So Powerful
Sea surface temperature data shows how warm ocean water near Florida fueled the storm to become one of the most powerful to strike the United States in the past decade.
By Elena Shao, Nadja Popovich and Mira Rojanasakul
As Wildfires Grow, Millions of Homes Are Being Built in Harm’s Way
The number of homes in fire-prone parts of the West soared from 10 million in 1990 to 16 million today, a big reason wildfires are causing more destruction.
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
How the New Climate Bill Would Reduce Emissions
The bill’s big tax incentives for low-carbon technologies could allow the country to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40 percent below 2005 levels by the end of this decade.
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
Who has the most historical responsibility for climate change?
This was featured in live coverage.
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
A ‘Perfect Recipe for Extreme Wildfire’: New Mexico’s Record-Breaking, Early Fire Season
The explosive start reflects the convergence of relentless winds and long-term trends like drought and extreme heat — an ominous sign for the rest of the American West.
By Tim Wallace and Nadja Popovich
Yes, summers are getting hotter. See how much.
This was featured in live coverage.
By Nadja Popovich
Here Are the Wildfire Risks to Homes Across the Lower 48 States
New data was used to calculate fire risk to residential and other properties. The threats are rising.
By Christopher Flavelle and Nadja Popovich
Can Portland Be a Climate Leader Without Reducing Driving?
The city famous for its bike lanes is struggling to cut car pollution. Now Portland faces a major battle over whether to keep expanding highways.
By Brad Plumer, Nadja Popovich and Chona Kasinger
How Air Pollution Across America Reflects Racist Policy From the 1930s
A new study shows how redlining, a Depression-era housing policy, contributed to inequalities that persist decades later in U.S. cities.
By Raymond Zhong and Nadja Popovich
This Map Shows Where Biodiversity Is Most at Risk in America
New maps provide a valuable tool to officials and scientists scrambling to protect threatened species.
By Catrin Einhorn and Nadja Popovich
What the Stalled Build Back Better Bill Means for Climate, in One Chart
If the bill dies, it could prove extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the United States to meet its climate targets.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
One Historic Black Neighborhood’s Stake in the Infrastructure Bill
Generations of New Orleans residents have dreamed of the day when the Claiborne Expressway might be removed. President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package could eventually make that possible.
By Audra D. S. Burch
Who Has The Most Historical Responsibility for Climate Change?
The world’s wealthiest nations are disproportionately responsible for global warming. A sticking point at this year’s climate summit: Should they pay for the damage?
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
Gas-powered cars will still rule the roads for decades, experts say.
This was featured in live coverage.
By Brad Plumer, Nadja Popovich and Blacki Migliozzi
These charts show what the world’s 10 biggest emitters are promising.
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By Brad Plumer, Blacki Migliozzi and Nadja Popovich
How Much Are Countries Pledging to Reduce Emissions?
The newest plans by countries to fight climate change still fall short of what scientists say is necessary. Here’s what the 10 biggest emitters have promised.
By Brad Plumer, Blacki Migliozzi and Nadja Popovich
Yes, There Has Been Progress on Climate. No, It’s Not Nearly Enough.
Nations have started making progress on climate change. But we’re still on track for dangerous warming unless those efforts accelerate drastically.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
See How the Dixie Fire Created Its Own Weather
The largest blaze of 2021 fueled its own firestorms, again and again. The New York Times reconstructed a 3-D model to let you get up close.
By Nadja Popovich, Noah Pisner, Nick Bartzokas, Evan Grothjan, Daniel Mangosing, Karthik Patanjali and Scott Reinhard
These maps tell the story of two Americas: one parched, one soaked.
Downpours caused deadly floods in Tennessee this weekend. Yet California and much of the West remained deep in drought.
By Nadja Popovich and Aatish Bhatia
These Maps Tell the Story of Two Americas: One Parched, One Soaked
The country, like most of the world, is becoming both drier and wetter in the era of climate change. It depends where you live.
By Aatish Bhatia and Nadja Popovich
Official numbers vastly underestimate U.S. flood danger, researchers have found.
“Millions of home and property owners have had no way of knowing the significant risk they face,” one analyst said.
By Christopher Flavelle, Denise Lu, Veronica Penney, Nadja Popovich and John Schwartz
Our analysis found a hidden toll in the Pacific Northwest heat wave: Hundreds of deaths over the official count.
This was featured in live coverage.
By Nadja Popovich and Winston Choi-Schagrin
Hidden Toll of the Northwest Heat Wave: Hundreds of Extra Deaths
As another heat wave builds in the U.S. Northwest, a New York Times analysis has found that recent scorching temperatures in the area may have been more lethal than officially reported.
By Nadja Popovich and Winston Choi-Schagrin
Wildfire smoke spreads haze and health warnings to East Coast.
Smoke from blazes in the Western United States and Canada stretched across North America this week.
By Nadja Popovich and Josh Katz
See How Wildfire Smoke Spread Across America
Smoke from wildfires in the Western United States and Canada covered skies in a thick haze on Tuesday and triggered air quality alerts from Toronto to Philadelphia.
By Nadja Popovich and Josh Katz
How Severe Is the Western Drought? See For Yourself.
Maps show that drought conditions are the most widespread and severe in at least 20 years, with reservoirs running dry.
By Nadja Popovich
Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
Highways radically reshaped cities, destroying dense downtown neighborhoods. Now, some cities are starting to take them down.
By Nadja Popovich, Josh Williams and Denise Lu
People of Color Breathe More Hazardous Air. The Sources Are Everywhere.
Researchers uncovered stark disparities between white people and minorities across thousands of categories of pollution, including trucks, industry, agriculture and even restaurants.
By Hiroko Tabuchi and Nadja Popovich
The U.S. Has a New Climate Goal. How Does It Stack Up Globally?
President Biden’s new pledge to cut emissions at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 is one of the more aggressive near-term targets among advanced economies.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
America Has Long Favored Cars Over Trains and Buses. Can Biden Change That?
The president’s infrastructure plan tries to break from the past by shifting spending away from new roads and toward public transit. It won’t be easy.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
Electric Cars Are Coming. How Long Until They Rule the Road?
A new car sold today can last a decade or two before retiring. This “fleet turnover” poses a major challenge for climate policy.
By Brad Plumer, Nadja Popovich and Blacki Migliozzi
Mapping the Winter Storm’s Impact
Maps show where frigid temperatures led to power outages, many in places unaccustomed to such severe cold.
By Nadja Popovich, Tim Wallace, Veronica Penney and Scott Reinhard
Two Biden Priorities, Climate and Inequality, Meet on Black-Owned Farms
The administration has pledged to make agriculture a cornerstone of its plan to fight warming, but also to tackle a legacy of discrimination that has pushed Black farmers off the land.
By Hiroko Tabuchi and Nadja Popovich
Where 2020's Record Heat Was Felt the Most
Data issued Thursday by NASA confirmed that 2020 has effectively tied the hottest year on record. That means the last seven years have been the warmest since the beginning of modern record-keeping.
By Henry Fountain, Blacki Migliozzi and Nadja Popovich
The Year in Climate
A lot happened in 2020. Here’s how The Times’s Climate Desk covered it.
They’re Among the World’s Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them.
California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define the American West and nature’s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test.
By John Branch, Max Whittaker and Veronica Penney
Wildfire Smoke Is Poisoning California’s Kids. Some Pay a Higher Price.
Fires are making the state’s air more dangerous. How much that hurts depends largely on where you live and how much money your family has.
By Somini Sengupta and Nadja Popovich
What Voters in Battleground States Think About Climate Change
In key swing states, the majority of voters are worried that rising temperatures or sea levels will affect their lives. For some, it has become a voting issue.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
How Does Your State Make Electricity?
America isn’t making electricity the way it did two decades ago. Now the future of the nation’s energy mix has become a major election issue.
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
The Trump Administration Rolled Back More Than 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List.
The Trump administration has dismantled nearly 100 policies focused on clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals, and left more than a dozen rollbacks unfinished. Here’s how they add up.
By Nadja Popovich, Livia Albeck-Ripka and Kendra Pierre-Louis
Record Wildfires on the West Coast Are Capping a Disastrous Decade
One after another, major fires exploded across Washington, Oregon and California earlier this month. They have added up to the worst fire season on record.
By Blacki Migliozzi, Scott Reinhard, Nadja Popovich, Tim Wallace and Allison McCann
What Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Mean for Global Warming
A handful of major climate rules reversed or weakened under Mr. Trump will have a big effect on future emissions.
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
Climate Fwd:How Racist Urban Planning Left Some Neighborhoods to Swelter
Also this week, forecasters see opportunity in weird weather
By Brad Plumer, Nadja Popovich and Marion Renault
How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering
Redlining helped reshape the urban landscape of U.S. cities. It also left communities of color far more vulnerable to rising heat.
By Brad Plumer, Nadja Popovich and Brian Palmer
Here's What Extreme Heat Looks Like: Profoundly Unequal
Earth is overheating. This year is poised to be one of the hottest ever. Millions are already feeling the pain, but the agony of extreme heat is profoundly unequal across the globe.
By Somini Sengupta
New Data Reveals Hidden Flood Risk Across America
Nearly twice as many properties may be susceptible to flood damage than previously thought, according to a new effort to map the danger.
By Christopher Flavelle, Denise Lu, Veronica Penney, Nadja Popovich and John Schwartz
Emissions Are Surging Back as Countries and States Reopen
As the pandemic rages, the world is still far from getting global warming under control.
By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich
The World Is Still Far From Herd Immunity for Coronavirus
The latest studies show that even in the hardest-hit cities, most people remain vulnerable.
By Nadja Popovich and Margot Sanger-Katz
Where Chronic Health Conditions and Coronavirus Could Collide
The outbreak may spread to new areas with high rates of diabetes, obesity and other illnesses that can worsen coronavirus symptoms. See where your county falls among those with the highest health risk factors.
By Nadja Popovich, Anjali Singhvi and Matthew Conlen
Climate Fwd:Tracking the Environmental Rules Reversed Under Trump
Also this week, our reporter’s kitchen secrets revealed
By Nadja Popovich and Hiroko Tabuchi
See Reopening Plans and Mask Mandates for All 50 States
Much of the country has fully reopened after a year defined by patchwork coronavirus restrictions.
By The New York Times
50 Years of Earth Day: What’s Better Today, and What’s Worse
Here are 10 big environmental victories — and 10 big failures.
By Brad Plumer, John Schwartz and Nadja Popovich
Italy’s Virus Shutdown Came Too Late. What Happens Now?
Italy underestimated the spread of the virus at first. These maps show why the country’s nationwide lockdown came too late to contain it.
By Allison McCann, Nadja Popovich and Jin Wu
How U.S. Coronavirus Diagnoses Are Lagging Behind the Outbreak
Data from the C.D.C. shows when patients who tested positive for coronavirus first started feeling symptoms, giving a clearer picture of the outbreak.
By Nadja Popovich
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