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Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent years
Read full article: Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent yearsIce coverage for all the Great Lakes was at historical lows, with the coldest of the lakes — Lake Superior — having just 1% ice coverage as of Tuesday. The historical average is 40%.
Why are lone homes left standing after the fires? It's not entirely luck
Read full article: Why are lone homes left standing after the fires? It's not entirely luckEmails and videos of burned buildings in Los Angeles versus those still standing have been flying back and forth among architects, builders and fire safety specialists around the world.
US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on tough choices during a historic tenure
Read full article: US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on tough choices during a historic tenureU.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland set out four years ago on a historic journey as the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary.
Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
Read full article: Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to workThe booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S. and in the fields of Texas.
Alabama refuge is a paradise for birders and thousands of migrating sandhill cranes
Read full article: Alabama refuge is a paradise for birders and thousands of migrating sandhill cranesFlooded cornfields near the Tennessee River in northern Alabama are a paradise for birders who flock to see tens of thousands of migrating sandhill cranes every winter.
North Carolina home insurance premium base rates increasing about 15% by mid-2026
Read full article: North Carolina home insurance premium base rates increasing about 15% by mid-2026A settlement has been reached by North Carolina's Insurance Department and the industry that sells homeowner policies.
On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Read full article: On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a dayOver 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
Read full article: Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP findsAn Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning.
First responders saved a moose that fell through lake ice in New York. Here's how they did it
Read full article: First responders saved a moose that fell through lake ice in New York. Here's how they did itA team of forest rangers in New York state have rescued a moose who became trapped in an icy lake.
California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
Read full article: California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistantCalifornia is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire.
Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire
Read full article: Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fireAttorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern California Edison crews working to repair and restore power in the area may have destroyed evidence that could help determine what sparked the wildfire.
Federal Reserve says it will leave climate change organization
Read full article: Federal Reserve says it will leave climate change organizationThe Federal Reserve said Friday that it is leaving an international grouping of central banks that focused on how the financial system could help combat climate change.
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Read full article: Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 yearsTwo wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.
Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India's coast
Read full article: Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India's coastOver 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India’s east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades.
Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won't be going home soon
Read full article: Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won't be going home soonIt could be a week or more before homeowners in the Los Angeles area are allowed to check on their fire-damaged properties.
Jets' Aaron Rodgers remains undecided on playing future with his focus on the California wildfires
Read full article: Jets' Aaron Rodgers remains undecided on playing future with his focus on the California wildfiresAaron Rodgers’ playing future remains undecided with the New York Jets quarterback focused on the lingering wildfires near his home in Southern California.
Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views
Read full article: Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate viewsLee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, is promising to preserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy.”.
Trump tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt offshore wind
Read full article: Trump tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt offshore windPresident-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects.
Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power
Read full article: Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable powerPresident-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday that the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.
From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Some may face deportation
Read full article: From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Some may face deportationAfter disasters like the wildfires in Los Angeles happen, much of the rebuilding work is done by Latino immigrant workers, many in the country illegally.
Windy, flame-fanning weather eases up as progress made on LA-area fires
Read full article: Windy, flame-fanning weather eases up as progress made on LA-area firesWindy, flame-fanning weather in Southern California has eased up as firefighters report significant gains against the two massive wildfires burning around Los Angeles.
Eager visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption in Hawaii
Read full article: Eager visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption in HawaiiOfficials at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are bracing for crowds eager to get a glimpse of lava fountaining from an eruption.
Wildfires latest: A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecast
Read full article: Wildfires latest: A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecastMillions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.
What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires
Read full article: What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area firesMore than a week into what could be the costliest wildfires in U.S. history, weary and anxious Los Angeles-area residents are hoping for a favorable shift in the winds and an end to the constant fear that their lives might be further upended.
Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A fire lab shows how they work
Read full article: Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A fire lab shows how they workThe National Weather Service's warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size in the Los Angeles area didn’t mention fire tornadoes.
Key takeaways from Trump's energy secretary pick's confirmation hearing
Read full article: Key takeaways from Trump's energy secretary pick's confirmation hearingChris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowledging the burning of fossil fuels causes climate change.
Manatees congregate in warm waters near power plants as US winter storms graze Florida
Read full article: Manatees congregate in warm waters near power plants as US winter storms graze FloridaA polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population.