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

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Hurricane Debby makes landfall near Steinhatchee Florida, US NHC says

Hurricane Debby has made a landfall near Steinhatchee Florida, in the Florida Big Bend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday.

Hurricane Debby makes landfall near Steinhatchee Florida, US NHC says
Asia|Economy|Environment|News|World

Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'

Cambodia on Monday broke ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam

Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'
Business|Environment

Chevron removes non-essential personnel from Gulf of Mexico sites as Debby approaches

Chevron Corp said on Sunday that non-essential personnel from its Blind Faith and Petronius facilities in Gulf of Mexico have been removed as Tropical Storm Debby approaches.

Chevron removes non-essential personnel from Gulf of Mexico sites as Debby approaches
Americas|Environment|News

Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze

Fire crews battling California’s largest wildfire this year have corralled a third of the blaze, helped in part by cooler weather

Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze
Economy|Environment|News

New Zealand scraps clean, green policies to boost economy

New Zealand's green credentials are at risk as the government rolls back environmental reforms in a bid to boost a flailing economy and fulfil promises made to

New Zealand scraps clean, green policies to boost economy
Americas|Environment|News

Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Florida

Tropical Storm Debby has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Florida

Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Florida
Environment|News

Hear meteorologist’s recommendations as Tropical Storm Debby gains strength

Millions are under alerts as Tropical Storm Debby intensifies with potential to strengthen to a hurricane. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers reports.

Hear meteorologist’s recommendations as Tropical Storm Debby gains strength
Environment|News|Science

Debby strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of Florida landfall as Southeast braces for potentially historic rain

Debby strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of Florida landfall as Southeast braces for potentially historic rain

Debby strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of Florida landfall as Southeast braces for potentially historic rain
Environment|Health|Sports

More Olympians are set to compete in the Seine River. Here's the latest on water quality concerns

At the Paris Olympics, whether the water quality in the Seine River is safe enough to host some swimming events has been a major question

More Olympians are set to compete in the Seine River. Here's the latest on water quality concerns
Environment|Health|News|World

'We're going to survive and it's going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on

Hawaii residents have faced a year of challenges since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century decimated the historic town of Lahaina, on Maui, on Aug. 8, 2023

'We're going to survive and it's going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on
Environment|News

A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery

Thousands of displaced residents on Maui have faced a year of anxious uncertainty since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century devastated Lahaina

A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery
Americas|Environment|News

California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief

More than 6,000 firefighters in California's Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the U.S. on Saturday, which burned its way into the history books as the

California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief
Environment|Lifestyle

These outdoor guides just lost their homes in a wildfire. They believe in their town’s rebirth

These outdoor guides just lost their homes in a wildfire. They believe in their town’s rebirth

These outdoor guides just lost their homes in a wildfire. They believe in their town’s rebirth
Environment|Science|World

A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests

A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests

A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests
Environment|Science

‘Astonishing’ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal

‘Astonishing’ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal

‘Astonishing’ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal
Environment

Park Fire grows to more than 400,000 acres, now 4th-largest in California history

Park Fire grows to more than 400,000 acres, now 4th-largest in California history

Park Fire grows to more than 400,000 acres, now 4th-largest in California history
Environment|News

Firefighters continue battling massive wildfire in California ahead of thunderstorms, lightning

Firefighters made progress Saturday against California’s largest wildfire of the year ahead of expected thunderstorms

Firefighters continue battling massive wildfire in California ahead of thunderstorms, lightning
Environment|News

See expected tropical storm's path

Tropical Storm Debby formed off the coast of Cuba according to the National Hurricane Center. As Debby continues to emerge into the Gulf of Mexico, incredibly warm ocean temperatures are expected to fuel intensification to a Category 1 hurricane just before landfall. CNN's Elisa Raffa reports.

See expected tropical storm's path
Crime|Economy|Environment

Plaintiffs in Maui wildfire case reach $4 billion settlement against Hawaiian Electric and others

Plaintiffs in Maui wildfire case reach $4 billion settlement against Hawaiian Electric and others

Plaintiffs in Maui wildfire case reach $4 billion settlement against Hawaiian Electric and others
Environment

Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected

The Amazon is entering its driest period, from August to September

Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected
Environment

Tropical Storm Debby forms, expected to be a hurricane by Monday and hit Florida's Gulf Coast

Tropical storm Debby formed late Saturday and was expected to surge up into a hurricane before it slams into Florida's northern Gulf Coast shoreline on Monday, the National

Tropical Storm Debby forms, expected to be a hurricane by Monday and hit Florida's Gulf Coast
Environment|News

Parties in lawsuits seeking damages for Maui fires reach $4B global settlement, court filings say

A court filing says the parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year’s Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement

Parties in lawsuits seeking damages for Maui fires reach $4B global settlement, court filings say
Business|Economy|Environment

Hawaiian Electric agrees to pay about half of $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement

Hawaiian's largest utility said on Friday it had agreed to pay roughly half of a more than $4 billion legal settlement that will compensate victims of last

Hawaiian Electric agrees to pay about half of $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement
Environment|Health|News

Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation

Arizona's governor says a uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns related to a safety plan

Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation
Environment

Nearly 600 animals relocated by Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center as Stone Canyon Fire neared facility

Nearly 600 animals relocated by Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center as Stone Canyon Fire neared facility

Nearly 600 animals relocated by Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center as Stone Canyon Fire neared facility

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