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

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For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet

The fight against climate change requires the mass cooperation of industries, companies, governments and communities around the globe

For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet
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Avalanche kills 1, injures 3 at California ski resort that once hosted Winter Olympics

An avalanche has roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe

Avalanche kills 1, injures 3 at California ski resort that once hosted Winter Olympics
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Biden awards $623 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging network

The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation

Biden awards $623 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging network
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Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening

The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening
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Kashmir residents suffer through a dry winter waiting for snow. Experts point to climate change

A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages

Kashmir residents suffer through a dry winter waiting for snow. Experts point to climate change
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Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change

Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers
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Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures

It’s another day of brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills across much of the United States

Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
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Iceland faces daunting period after lava from volcano destroys homes in fishing town, president says

Iceland’s president says the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature” after molten lava from a volcano consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik

Iceland faces daunting period after lava from volcano destroys homes in fishing town, president says
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Mother Nature proves no match for Bills fans attending Buffalo's playoff game vs. Steelers

In the end, Mother Nature was no match for Bills Mafia

Mother Nature proves no match for Bills fans attending Buffalo's playoff game vs. Steelers
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Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 12

Neighborhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state are flooded more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 12
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Another day of frigid wind chills and brutal cold across much of the U.S.

It's another day of brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills across much of the United States

Another day of frigid wind chills and brutal cold across much of the U.S.
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At Davos, Zelenskyy lashes out at Putin and presses allies to boost Ukraine's fight

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come out swinging against Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos

At Davos, Zelenskyy lashes out at Putin and presses allies to boost Ukraine's fight
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Oregon braces for freezing rain while cold temperatures elsewhere strain electric grids

Parts of Oregon are bracing for freezing rain after a weekend of extreme winds knocked down trees and cut power to thousands

Oregon braces for freezing rain while cold temperatures elsewhere strain electric grids
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The Pacific Northwest braces for a new round of ice and freezing rain after deadly weekend storm

The Pacific Northwest is bracing for more hazardous winter weather after a weekend storm that resulted in at least seven deaths

The Pacific Northwest braces for a new round of ice and freezing rain after deadly weekend storm
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Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and injuring a baby, authorities say

Authorities says a power line fell on a car in Portland, Oregon, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest

Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and injuring a baby, authorities say
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Heavy snowfall and freezing rain disrupt transport in Scandinavia and Germany

Heavy snow and freezing rain have hit parts of northern and central Europe, bringing transport to a halt in some Scandinavian regions and causing major disruption at airports in Frankfurt and Oslo

Heavy snowfall and freezing rain disrupt transport in Scandinavia and Germany
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Freezing temperatures complicate Chicago’s struggles to house asylum-seekers

As temperatures hover below freezing in Chicago, dozens of asylum-seekers are staying in the lower level of a city library until the bitter cold gripping much of the country lifts

Freezing temperatures complicate Chicago’s struggles to house asylum-seekers
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Take these steps to protect yourself from winter weather dangers

The arctic blast of winter weather that is gripping much of the U.S. this week is also bringing with it various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe

Take these steps to protect yourself from winter weather dangers
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Panama Canal traffic cut by more than a third because of drought

A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes

Panama Canal traffic cut by more than a third because of drought
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Hawaii lawmakers open new legislative session with eyes on wildfire prevention and housing

Hawaii lawmakers are opening a new session of the state Legislature vowing to address glaring problems laid bare by the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina in August

Hawaii lawmakers open new legislative session with eyes on wildfire prevention and housing
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2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is coming

Two weeks of storms in the U.S. have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and caused power outages that could take weeks to fix

2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is coming
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Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower United States, causing dozens of deaths

Warnings have been issued across most of the U.S. as brutal cold weather continues to reach southward

Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower United States, causing dozens of deaths
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911 calls from Maui capture pleas for the stranded, the missing and those caught in the fire's chaos

The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn’t stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused tourists trapped without food or water lit up the emergency lines every few minutes, interspersed with reports of new fires starting and older ones flaring back up

911 calls from Maui capture pleas for the stranded, the missing and those caught in the fire's chaos
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Much of US still gripped by arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes

Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday

Much of US still gripped by arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes
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A rhinoceros is pregnant from embryo transfer in a success that may help nearly extinct subspecies

A rhinoceros is pregnant through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that conservationists said could be used to try to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies

A rhinoceros is pregnant from embryo transfer in a success that may help nearly extinct subspecies

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