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%.
Flooding forces evacuations in parts of South Texas as slow-moving storms swamp the region
Read full article: Flooding forces evacuations in parts of South Texas as slow-moving storms swamp the regionThe Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says more than 40 people have been rescued from high waters as heavy downpours drenching South Texas continue to raise the risk of flash flooding.
Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations
Read full article: Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuationsThousands of visitors have been told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area because of wildfires sending heavy smoke across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
Texas is drenched by heavy rains as forecasters warn that more storms could bring dangerous floods
Read full article: Texas is drenched by heavy rains as forecasters warn that more storms could bring dangerous floodsHeavy downpours in South Texas washed out highways and stranded motorists Tuesday as forecasters warned that a threat of more severe weather could bring dangerous flooding to already drenched counties near the border with Mexico.
Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead
Read full article: Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay aheadThe strategy calls for moving firefighters, engines and aircraft into areas where wildfire risk is high in hopes of catching flames before they make a catastrophic run.
1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris; Spanish authorities identify some fire victims
Read full article: 1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris; Spanish authorities identify some fire victimsHundreds of firefighters are battling two blazes in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris.
Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfire
Read full article: Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfireA fire is raging in the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, prompting evacuations and disrupting traffic.
China’s 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over
Read full article: China’s 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not overFor half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.
Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill
Read full article: Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spillA proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a civil penalty of nearly $27 million over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022.
World Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sport's Olympic equipment for the first time
Read full article: World Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sport's Olympic equipment for the first timeThe governing body for sailing is looking at how the sport’s Olympic-class equipment is made, used and discarded, to eventually make changes that will reduce its environmental impact.
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12
Read full article: Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12Firefighters in Spain are battling one of the country's deadliest wildfires, which has killed at least 12 people.
Vietnam police detain captain after speedboat capsizing kills 15 Indian tourists
Read full article: Vietnam police detain captain after speedboat capsizing kills 15 Indian touristsVietnamese police have detained the captain of a speedboat that capsized off southern Vietnam, killing 15 Indian tourists.
Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energy
Read full article: Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energyAfrica’s renewable energy transition is entering a new phase as the continent shifts from proving that clean energy works to building the institutions needed to deploy it at scale.
Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US
Read full article: Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the USA widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend.
Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China as more than 1 million are evacuated
Read full article: Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China as more than 1 million are evacuatedChina’s national weather center says Typhoon Bavi has made landfall in the eastern province of Zhejiang and is expected to gradually weaken.
As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternatives
Read full article: As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternativesRenewable energy allies are trying to ensure that massive data centers will be powered by climate-friendly sources.
EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists
Read full article: EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activistsAfter Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue.
Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'
Read full article: Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome.
AP Exclusive: Inside Israel's push to clear sea munitions, part of global push to protect waters
Read full article: AP Exclusive: Inside Israel's push to clear sea munitions, part of global push to protect watersIsrael has launched a project aimed at clearing part of the seas to give beach space back to the population.
El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South
Read full article: El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US SouthFederal forecasters say an intensifying El Nino is growing so fast it's on the way to becoming very strong, even reaching historic levels this fall.
Prepared, not scared: Dedicated volunteers in Nashville relay calm, straight-talk info during storms
Read full article: Prepared, not scared: Dedicated volunteers in Nashville relay calm, straight-talk info during stormsWhen tornadoes threaten in Nashville, Tennessee, many people here turn to Nashville Severe Weather.
