The week in climate
FEMA’s $17 billion aid delay, drilling deep into a glacier and Greenland’s melting ice.
Climate Forward
February 1, 2026

Here is some of our best climate reporting from the week.

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Journey to Antarctica

Drilling Is Underway to Examine Antarctica’s Melting Ice From Below →

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, flanked by police officers, standing at a lectern.

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Extra Scrutiny of FEMA Aid to States Has Created a $17 Billion Bottleneck →

Energy Secretary Chris Wright, wearing a blue jacket and dark tie, speaking into a microphone.

Nathan Howard/Reuters

A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules →

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Nicky Bay

These Pets Are Armored, Spiky and Pricey. Poachers Want to Cash In. →

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Why a New Mexico Developer Quit Natural Gas →

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Jenine McCutcheon/University of Waterloo

Something Dark Is Growing on Greenland’s Ice. And Melting It Faster. →

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Journey to Antarctica

Life on an Antarctic Glacier: Tea, Cheese and Lots of Shoveling →

A huge white tank with the ExxonMobil logo stands in front of a vast refinery.

Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Michigan Sues Oil Giants, Saying They Collude to Make Energy Costlier →

CLIMATE FORWARD

This week’s newsletter editions featuring news and analysis for a warming world.

A person carrying a shovel crosses a snow covered street lined by vehicles covered in snow.

Climate Change Is Fueling Extremes, Both Hot and Cold

The possibility of snow in Tampa, Fla. Record heat and fires in Australia. Scientists say climate change is exacerbating weather extremes.

By David Gelles

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