Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Rebuilding Paradise: Nonprofit's $500 'defensible space' grants help cut residents' insurance costs

Five years after the 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed 90% of the homes here, residents of Paradise, California, face a new struggle: Finding homeowner's insurance

Rebuilding Paradise: Nonprofit's $500 'defensible space' grants help cut residents' insurance costs
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2024’s violent tornado season has been one of the most active on record − a meteorologist explains the weather behind the outbreaks

Spring 2024 was menacing for large parts of the US, with a tornado nearly every day in May. Tornado outbreaks tore up communities across multiple states.

2024’s violent tornado season has been one of the most active on record − a meteorologist explains the weather behind the outbreaks
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Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes

As the first heat wave of the season ripples across the U.S., summer camps are working to keep their children cool while still letting the kids enjoy being outside with nature

Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes
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The Supreme Court will consider reinstating a critical approval for a rail project in eastern Utah

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reviving a critical approval for a railroad project that would carry crude oil and boost fossil fuel production in rural eastern Utah

The Supreme Court will consider reinstating a critical approval for a rail project in eastern Utah
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Things to know about dangerous rip currents and how swimmers caught in one can escape

Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers

Things to know about dangerous rip currents and how swimmers caught in one can escape
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What’s causing the devastating flooding in the Midwest?

Heavy rains have caused record-setting flooding in parts of Iowa and South Dakota

What’s causing the devastating flooding in the Midwest?
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Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing

Residents are returning to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico

Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing
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Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 102 after woman determined to have died from fire injuries

Hawaii authorities say the death toll from last year’s wildfire in Lahaina on the island of Maui has risen to 102

Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 102 after woman determined to have died from fire injuries
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Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest

Severe storms with tornado warnings brought hail and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest as floodwaters breached levees in Iowa, creating dangerous conditions that prompted evacuations

Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest
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List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires

Search and rescue crews have been able to trimdown the list of residents unaccounted for after people fled from a New Mexico mountain village from a pair of fast-moving wildfires

List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires
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NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy says Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the investigation into the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and shape its conclusions about what the agency called a flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside

NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call
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US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections

United States Ambassador Ken Salazar has praised Mexico’s effort protect American agricultural inspectors in the conflict-ridden state of Michoacan on Monday, a week after the U.S. suspended avocado and mango inspections following an attack on inspectors

US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
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Norway starts stockpiling grain again, citing the pandemic, war and climate change

The Norwegian government has signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary

Norway starts stockpiling grain again, citing the pandemic, war and climate change
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Gusty winds help spread fast growing central Oregon wildfire and prompt evacuations

A rapidly growing wildfire near the central Oregon community of La Pine is being spurred by gusty winds and prompting evacuations

Gusty winds help spread fast growing central Oregon wildfire and prompt evacuations
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A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth

One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and just hit a milestone

A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth
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South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise

South Sudan's most comprehensive aerial wildlife survey found about 6 million antelope — a figure that would make it the world's largest land mammal migration

South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise
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Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs

Durability and the risk of chemicals being released when pipes heat up are just 2 concerns about plastic pipes.

Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs
Environment|Health

Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar

Officials say a days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in the southern city of Karachi, where doctors have treated thousands of victims of heatstroke

Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar
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Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist

Meteorologists have for the first time issued a heat advisory for the entire island of Puerto Rico as it struggles with chronic power outages

Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist
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Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go

Iowa regulators have approved a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground

Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go
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What happened to Minnesota's Rapidan Dam? Here's what to know about its flooding and partial failure

A Minnesota dam is still intact after floodwaters overcame parts of the structure and prompted officials to prepare for a potential collapse

What happened to Minnesota's Rapidan Dam? Here's what to know about its flooding and partial failure
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Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest

A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam has collapsed into the river as extreme weather and flooding continue to grip the upper Midwest

Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
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Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone and reveal its name: Wakan Gli

Native American religious ceremonies with dancing, drumming, singing and the retelling of a sacred legend commemorated the recent birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone National Park

Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone and reveal its name: Wakan Gli
Economy|Environment|Science

Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first

Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming

Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
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A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

One of President Joe Biden’s signature laws aimed to invigorate renewable energy manufacturing in the U.S. It will also help a solar panel company reap billions of dollars

A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

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