Climate and environment

Periodic flooding hurts Mississippi. But could mitigation there hurt downstream in Louisiana?

JACKSON, Miss. -- Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi's capital city in 2020 — a…

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Uber, China’s BYD, form partnership to deploy 100,000 EVs in EU and Latin America

FILE - The Uber logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug.…

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In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system

MEXICO CITY -- Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned…

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Human remains found in house destroyed by Colorado wildfire

2024-08-01 21:15:02 LOVELAND, Colo. -- A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the…

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5,000 rescued from flooding in North Korea, state media says

2024-07-30 08:55:02 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 5,000 people isolated by flooding in northwestern North Korea were rescued…

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Mudslide kills 11 people in southeastern China as heavy rains batter region in wake of Typhoon Gaemi

Mudslide kills 11 people in southeastern China as heavy rains batter region in wake of Typhoon Gaemi

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Joyce DiDonato stars in `Eden in Olympia’ coinciding with Paris Games, a call to climate action

NEW YORK -- While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed from ancient Olympia…

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Future of undersea electricity cable linking Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be decided next month

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- The future of an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be…

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Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies hits the town of Jasper

2024-07-26 11:45:02 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to…

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Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

2024-07-25 03:20:02 BILLINGS, Mont. -- A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people…

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Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast

2024-07-24 22:50:02 RYE, N.H. (AP) — Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off…

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Lightning strikes kill cattle, start fires in Greece during heat wave

THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Lightning strikes in northern Greece killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave affecting most…

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US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges

WASHINGTON -- In a victory for President Joe Biden's administration, a federal appeals court on Friday ruled that a new…

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Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers

From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D. research inside…

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UN climate talks leader says financial help for poor nations is urgent goal

The head of upcoming climate negotiations told world leaders Wednesday that a new financial aid package for poor and disaster-struck…

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German leader to visit Serbia seeking lithium for his country’s car industry

BELGRADE, Serbia -- BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Serbia later this week to discuss a…

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A wind turbine is damaged off Nantucket Island. Searchers are combing beaches for debris

FILE - Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in the harbor, July 11,…

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Increasingly popular ‘parametric insurance’ helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather

MINDANAO, Philippines -- Joemar Flores, a spindly 28-year-old, gestured across his family’s farmland, nestled between a steep hill and a…

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Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Caribbean officials on Friday demanded more access to funding and help in fighting climate change,…

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American tourist dies after sudden illness during excursion on Sicily’s Mount Etna

ROME -- A 55-year-old American tourist died after being taken ill during an excursion on the southern side of Mount…

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