Climate and environment

Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop

2024-08-27 10:55:02 JUNEAU, Alaska -- A landslide cut a path down a steep, thickly forested hillside and crashed into several…

3 months ago

In boosting clean energy in Minnesota, Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins

When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz strolled onstage to welcome a conference of clean power advocates to Minneapolis in May, he…

3 months ago

Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins

When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz strolled onstage to welcome a conference of clean power advocates to Minneapolis in May, he…

3 months ago

Germany plans $3.7 billion program to help decarbonize industry, including carbon storage

The German government has announced plans to provide about 3.3 billion euros ($3.7 billion) in funding for projects to make…

3 months ago

Long-running battle over lucrative beach concessions between Italy and EU could be in final chapter

ROME -- The latest chapter in a seemingly endless saga over the management of Italy’s lucrative beach concessions has set…

3 months ago

Italian aviation authorities investigate after turbulence injures two easyJet flight attendants

LONDON -- Italian authorities have launched an investigation after two easyJet flight attendants were injured when their flight from Corfu…

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World’s ‘largest solar precinct’ approved by Australian government

NEWCASTLE, Australia -- An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in remote northern Australia that would transmit energy…

3 months ago

Tiny South American deer debuts at New York City zoo

This photo, provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society's Queens Zoo, shows a southern pudu fawn, one of the smallest deer…

3 months ago

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

LOS ANGELES -- As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash…

3 months ago

Hurricane Ernesto has made landfall on the Atlantic Ocean territory of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center says

Hurricane Ernesto has made landfall on the Atlantic Ocean territory of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center says

3 months ago

Typhoon Ampil moves away from Japan; no major damage reported

TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon that slammed the Tokyo area with heavy rains and brought mudslide warnings in northern Japan…

3 months ago

The top UN court sets a December date for the start of hearings in a landmark climate change case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The top United Nations court announced Friday that public hearings will open Dec. 2 in a…

3 months ago

Hidden report reveals how workers got sick while cleaning up Ohio derailment site

The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers…

3 months ago

The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm pregnancy

BERLIN -- The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first…

3 months ago

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free…

3 months ago

Tropical weather brings record rainfall. Experts share how to stay safe in floods.

The extreme weather seen in places across the United States in recent weeks shows that it doesn't take a catastrophic…

4 months ago

Japan’s Nissan is developing ‘cool paint’ for cars to keep drivers cooler

TOKYO -- Nissan showed Tuesday what it called a “cool paint” to keep people inside vehicles cooler, although the coating…

4 months ago

Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Greek island of Crete. A village has been evacuated.

ATHENS, Greece -- More than 200 firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete strove late Wednesday to contain a…

4 months ago

At least 13 killed and 300 evacuated after deadly landslide in southern Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- A landslide triggered by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia’s Wolaita area killed at least 13 people…

4 months ago

Japan rivals Nissan and Honda will share EV components and AI research as they play catch up

TOKYO -- Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda say they plan to share components for electric vehicles like batteries and jointly…

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