The week in climate
A crab invasion, a heat record, a climate goal missed, and more.
Climate Forward
September 13, 2026

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

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Chona Kasinger for The New York Times

The Race Is On to Stop an Armored Invader on the West Coast →

A satellite image shows two hurricanes swirling in the ocean.

NOAA, via Associated Press

Where Are All the Atlantic Hurricanes? Here’s Why This Year Is So Quiet. →

Tugboats pull barges laden with coal through a port.

Ahmad Mulia Panjaitan/Associated Press

The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs →

A fox with a light brown coat stands on a dirt mound by some brush.

Kevin Schafer/Alamy

States Sue Over Trump’s Cuts to Endangered Species Rules →

A woman sitting in front of a fan holds a cold bottle of water to her face to cool off.

Yonhap News Agency, via Reuters

August Ties the Record for Earth’s Hottest Month on the Books →

An aerial view of the Pentagon, which is surrounded by ribbons of highway.

Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Toxic ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanups at Military Sites Face Years of Delay →

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An aerial view of a cargo barge on the Rhine. Dry riverbed is visible at the edge of the water.

Choking Global Trade

Low rainfall and shrinking rivers are causing shipping bottlenecks, and higher prices, around the world.

By Claire Brown

A person in a black top and gloves sorts through a large amount of clothing. She is tossing a red long-sleeve shirt toward her left.

California’s Ambitious Plan for Textile Waste

A recycling law coming into force now could change fashion.

By Rachel Cernansky

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