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

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How a group of butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping

How a group of butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping

How a group of butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping
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How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead

How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
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2 men were arrested on public road within Oprah's Hawaii ranch. They're suspected of illegal hunting

Hawaii officials say two men arrested on a public road within Oprah Winfrey's property on the island of Maui are suspected of illegal night hunting

2 men were arrested on public road within Oprah's Hawaii ranch. They're suspected of illegal hunting
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Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden's delay of consideration of gas export projects

A Louisiana judge says the Biden administration can't delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge plays out in federal court

Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden's delay of consideration of gas export projects
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Hurricane Beryl charges toward Jamaica as record-breaking Category 5 storm after leaving Caribbean islands in ruins

Hurricane Beryl charges toward Jamaica as record-breaking Category 5 storm after leaving Caribbean islands in ruins

Hurricane Beryl charges toward Jamaica as record-breaking Category 5 storm after leaving Caribbean islands in ruins
Environment|Health|News

Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat

President Joe Biden's administration is proposing a rule aimed at addressing excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures

Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat
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UN weather agency says Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit eastern Africa last year was longest ever

The U.N. weather agency says it has confirmed that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a deadly Indian Ocean storm that lashed eastern Africa last year, was the longest-lasting cyclone ever recorded — at 36 days

UN weather agency says Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit eastern Africa last year was longest ever
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Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through the southeast Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl is roaring across the Caribbean Sea as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through the southeast Caribbean
Environment

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season were alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength

Beryl’s strength and rapid intensification set records, raising alarms about what’s already expected to be a very active Atlantic hurricane season, as a meteorologist explains.

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season were alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength
Environment|Science

Telltale signs of ‘sand volcanoes’ reveal an ancient earthquake rerouted the Ganges, scientists say

Telltale signs of ‘sand volcanoes’ reveal an ancient earthquake rerouted the Ganges, scientists say

Telltale signs of ‘sand volcanoes’ reveal an ancient earthquake rerouted the Ganges, scientists say
Environment|Science

Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating

Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
Environment|News

Where temperatures will climb to triple digits this Fourth of July

Where temperatures will climb to triple digits this Fourth of July

Where temperatures will climb to triple digits this Fourth of July
Business|Environment|Technology

Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI

Google, which has an ambitious plan to address climate change with cleaner operations, came nowhere close to its goals last year, according to the company’s annual Environmental Report Tuesday

Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI
Environment|Health|Science

Several shark species are facing extinction. Here’s how you can help

Several shark species are facing extinction. Here’s how you can help

Several shark species are facing extinction. Here’s how you can help
Business|Environment|Health

Connecticut firefighters sue DuPont, 3M, Honeywell over allegedly contaminated gear

DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic "forever

Connecticut firefighters sue DuPont, 3M, Honeywell over allegedly contaminated gear
Business|Technology

Ford urges its managers to buy more EVs with new leasing policy

Ford Motor is trying to get more of its managers to buy electric vehicles, according to an internal email the automaker sent last week that was reviewed by Reuters.

Ford urges its managers to buy more EVs with new leasing policy
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Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28

The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as United Nations climate talks head into its final week

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
Economy|Environment|News|Political

Wyoming holds off on auctioning huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton

Wyoming officials have decided to hold off on auctioning a pristine and valuable chunk of state-owned land within Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming holds off on auctioning huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton
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Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind

Longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant step in mending ties during a visit to Athens by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind
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Seychelles declares an emergency after deadly flooding and a blast at an explosives depot

The president of Seychelles has declared an emergency after a huge blast at an explosives depot that followed deadly flooding on the country’s main island

Seychelles declares an emergency after deadly flooding and a blast at an explosives depot
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At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense; 'It's go time' to save planet in peril

Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of fossil fuels in a dangerously warming planet

At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense; 'It's go time' to save planet in peril
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Observers see OPEC 'panicking' as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out

Veteran climate negotiation observers say the oil industry is starting to sweat as United Nations climate talks heat up and threaten to plug fossil fuel-belching wells for good

Observers see OPEC 'panicking' as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
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From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise

After purple urchins helped nearly wipe out 96% of California's iconic underwater bull kelp forests over a six-year span, biologists say they are seeing promising signs that efforts to save them may be helping

From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise
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What is carbon capture and how much of a solution is it after COP28?

An agreement at the United Nations-led climate conference to transition away from fossil fuels brought a measure of relief for climate activists, even as many said it doesn’t go far enough

What is carbon capture and how much of a solution is it after COP28?
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Protests at UN climate talks, from cease-fire calls to detainees, see 'shocking level of censorship'

Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the COP28 summit in Dubai

Protests at UN climate talks, from cease-fire calls to detainees, see 'shocking level of censorship'

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