Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Shocking video shows Connecticut house collapse into floodwaters during Sunday's historic storm

Shocking video shows Connecticut house collapse into floodwaters during Sunday's historic storm

Shocking video shows Connecticut house collapse into floodwaters during Sunday's historic storm
Environment|World

New forecast reveals when and where hurricane season could get active after Ernesto

New forecast reveals when and where hurricane season could get active after Ernesto

New forecast reveals when and where hurricane season could get active after Ernesto
Environment|News|Science

US must do more to protect species from Gulf of Mexico drilling: judge

A U.S. judge at the urging of environmental groups has thrown out an assessment by a federal agency governing how endangered and threatened marine species should be

US must do more to protect species from Gulf of Mexico drilling: judge
Business|Economy|Environment

Local weed cultivator reduces carbon footprint while also expanding job market

Local weed cultivator reduces carbon footprint while also expanding job market

Local weed cultivator reduces carbon footprint while also expanding job market
Environment|Lifestyle|Travel

Spectacular images of nature’s wonders revealed in photo competition

Spectacular images of nature’s wonders revealed in photo competition

Spectacular images of nature’s wonders revealed in photo competition
Business|Economy|Environment|News

US West Coast refiners still waiting for TMX margin boost

Canada's expanded Trans Mountain (TMX) oil pipeline, which commenced commercial operations in May, so far has had little impact on crude costs at refineries on the

US West Coast refiners still waiting for TMX margin boost
Africa|Economy|Environment|News

Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster

The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for an El Nino-linked drought that led to a disaster declaration in the southern African nation

Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster
Environment|News

Groups say they're shut out of global treaty talks on plastics pollution in Bangkok

Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution

Groups say they're shut out of global treaty talks on plastics pollution in Bangkok
Environment|Health|News|Science

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan
Crime|Environment|Health|News

East Palestine residents want more time and information before deciding to accept $600M settlement

Some East Palestine residents want more time and more information before they have to decide by a deadline this week whether to accept their share of a $600 million class-action settlement with Norfolk Southern over last year's disastrous train derailment

East Palestine residents want more time and information before deciding to accept $600M settlement
Business|Environment|News|Technology

US issues floating wind research lease to state of Maine

The Biden administration on Monday issued an offshore wind lease to the state of Maine for a small project that will demonstrate floating turbine technology off the U.S. East Coast.

US issues floating wind research lease to state of Maine
Environment

Argentina judge halts deforestation of Chaco forest in rare move

An Argentine federal judge on Monday ordered a three-month suspension of deforestation in northern Chaco province, a rare step to protect one of the world's

Argentina judge halts deforestation of Chaco forest in rare move
Environment|News

Massive tire fire that burned for days rekindles

Massive tire fire that burned for days rekindles

Massive tire fire that burned for days rekindles
Environment|News|Science|World

Global warming may be factor in deadly Italian shipwreck, climatologist says

Global warming may have contributed to the freak storm that sank a luxury British-flagged yacht off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Italian climatologist Luca Mercalli

Global warming may be factor in deadly Italian shipwreck, climatologist says
Environment|News

Heavy rains hit Pakistan's south as this monsoon's death toll rises to 209

Officials say flash floods triggered by the latest monsoon rains have swept through streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north

Heavy rains hit Pakistan's south as this monsoon's death toll rises to 209
Environment|Europe|News|World

Switzerland dumped munitions in its lakes. Now it’s offering $57,000 for the best ideas to get them out

Switzerland dumped munitions in its lakes. Now it’s offering $57,000 for the best ideas to get them out

Switzerland dumped munitions in its lakes. Now it’s offering $57,000 for the best ideas to get them out
Environment|News|World

Azerbaijan raises alarm over Caspian Sea's 'catastrophic' shrinking

Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Monday discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin his concern over what he said was the "catastrophic" shrinking of the Caspian Sea, and said that

Azerbaijan raises alarm over Caspian Sea's 'catastrophic' shrinking
Environment|Science

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today

As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is increasingly important.

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today
Environment|News

Connecticut declares state of emergency after 2 killed and ‘hundreds’ evacuated during flash flooding

Connecticut declares state of emergency after 2 killed and ‘hundreds’ evacuated during flash flooding

Connecticut declares state of emergency after 2 killed and ‘hundreds’ evacuated during flash flooding
Environment

The mission to clean up one of Central America’s most polluted rivers

The mission to clean up one of Central America’s most polluted rivers

The mission to clean up one of Central America’s most polluted rivers
Environment|Health

This startup wants to end the ocean plastic crisis

4Ocean wants to rid Guatemala Rio Motagua, one of the world's most polluted rivers, of plastic.

This startup wants to end the ocean plastic crisis
Environment|Europe

Hundreds of firefighters battle Madeira wildfire

Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters on Sunday scrambled to put out a wildfire sweeping parts of the Atlantic island of Madeira's south coast, a popular tourist destination, with

Hundreds of firefighters battle Madeira wildfire
Environment

A hunter’s graveyard shift: grabbing pythons in the Everglades

In the dead of night, hunters go deep into the Florida Everglades, searching for the invasive Burmese pythons that are eating up mice, rabbits and other prey

A hunter’s graveyard shift: grabbing pythons in the Everglades
Environment|News|Science|World

Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one

One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft

Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one
Economy|Environment|Finance|News

Burned and uninsured: Wildfires are leaving California’s housing market in trouble

Burned and uninsured: Wildfires are leaving California’s housing market in trouble

Burned and uninsured: Wildfires are leaving California’s housing market in trouble

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