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Repeated wildfires put pressure on residents, making it difficult to recover peace of mind

Repeated wildfires put pressure on residents, making it difficult to recover peace of mind

Repeated wildfires put pressure on residents, making it difficult to recover peace of mind
Americas|Environment|News|Uncategorized

Tropical Storm Debby forecast to hit Florida this weekend with torrential rain and wind

Tropical Storm Debby forecast to hit Florida this weekend with torrential rain and wind

Tropical Storm Debby forecast to hit Florida this weekend with torrential rain and wind
Asia|Environment|News

Hangzhou, Shanghai broil as extreme heat engulfs eastern China

Mega-cities on China's eastern coast are facing another spell of scorching heat as temperatures hovered around 40 Celsius (104

Hangzhou, Shanghai broil as extreme heat engulfs eastern China
Asia|Environment|News|World

They ran for their lives as boulders and water banged at their door. Now everything is buried in mud

When deadly landslides struck hillside villages in southern India on Tuesday, many people ran toward higher ground and watched their homes get swept away by torrents of mud, floodwater and giant rolling boulders

They ran for their lives as boulders and water banged at their door. Now everything is buried in mud
Asia|Environment|Health|News

Four found alive days after deadly India landslides

Four people were rescued from a house in India's Kerala state on Friday, three days after devastating landslides, as

Four found alive days after deadly India landslides
Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity

Advocates say air conditioning is no longer a luxury but a public health and affordability issue

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity
Environment|News|World

Miami takes measures to prevent street flooding ahead of weather system

Miami takes measures to prevent street flooding ahead of weather system

Miami takes measures to prevent street flooding ahead of weather system
Arts|Education|Environment

Ohio historical society settles with golf club to take back World Heritage tribal site

Ohio’s historical society has struck a deal that will allow it to take control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks located on a golf course east of Columbus

Ohio historical society settles with golf club to take back World Heritage tribal site
Environment|News

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for July surge to highest in two decades

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surged to a record high for the month of July in almost two decades, government data showed on

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for July surge to highest in two decades
Environment|News|Technology

Fiery North Dakota derailment was latest crash to involve weak tank cars the NTSB wants replaced

The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve flawed tank cars the National Transportation Safety board has been trying to get off the tracks for decades

Fiery North Dakota derailment was latest crash to involve weak tank cars the NTSB wants replaced
Environment|Health

Sea lions are stranding themselves on California's coast with signs of poisoning by harmful algae

Sea lions are stranding on a long stretch of California coast with signs of poisoning by a naturally occurring bloom of harmful algae

Sea lions are stranding themselves on California's coast with signs of poisoning by harmful algae
Environment|News

Video shows Philadelphia's Graffiti Pier partially collapse into Delaware River

Video shows Philadelphia's Graffiti Pier partially collapse into Delaware River

Video shows Philadelphia's Graffiti Pier partially collapse into Delaware River
Environment|Science

Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy – new research

A broad review of shark research shows that sharks play critical roles in keeping ocean ecosystems such as coral reefs and seagrass beds healthy.

Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy – new research
Environment|Science

Primordial spiny slug from China was forerunner of world's mollusks

Earth's roughly 76,000 species of mollusks come in an impressive variety of forms including clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, snails, slugs and even some

Primordial spiny slug from China was forerunner of world's mollusks
Environment|News

Colorado wildfire blamed for one death as California blaze expands

A fast-moving wildfire has killed at least one person in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Colorado, one of a handful of blazes burning across the state, while

Colorado wildfire blamed for one death as California blaze expands
Environment|News

Wildfires in Colorado burn dozens of homes and structures, threaten hundreds more

A wildfire in Colorado's heavily populated Front Range region has burned about two dozen homes and outbuildings

Wildfires in Colorado burn dozens of homes and structures, threaten hundreds more
Environment|Science

Wildfires can create their own weather, including thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how

Fire-produced thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls are more common than anyone realized, as high-resolution satellite images and data now show.

Wildfires can create their own weather, including thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how
Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Icy body bags and mobile coolers: Here’s what it takes now to survive outside in America’s hottest city

Icy body bags and mobile coolers: Here’s what it takes now to survive outside in America’s hottest city

Icy body bags and mobile coolers: Here’s what it takes now to survive outside in America’s hottest city
Economy|Environment|News|Opinion|Political

Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid package

Vermonters started removing debris and silt from their houses and yards and pulled damaged goods from homes as crews began the process of repairing roads from the latest bout of violent flooding

Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid package
Environment|Europe|Travel

Venice limits tour groups to 25 and bans megaphones in fightback against overtourism

Venice limits tour groups to 25 and bans megaphones in fightback against overtourism

Venice limits tour groups to 25 and bans megaphones in fightback against overtourism
Economy|Education|Environment|Lifestyle|News

Discrimination relief payments begin as some Black farmers ask courts to include heirs in program

Discrimination relief payments begin as some Black farmers ask courts to include heirs in program

Discrimination relief payments begin as some Black farmers ask courts to include heirs in program
Environment|Food

Coffee is becoming a luxury, and there’s no escaping it

Coffee is becoming a luxury, and there’s no escaping it

Coffee is becoming a luxury, and there’s no escaping it
Asia|Environment|News

Rain, debris, leeches: India landslide survivors recall 'night of horrors'

Whenever it rains very heavily in the hills of Wayanad in southern India, many people stay awake, recalling a 2019 landslide that killed about 20 people.

Rain, debris, leeches: India landslide survivors recall 'night of horrors'
Asia|Environment

China records hottest month in recent history

China had its hottest month in observed modern history in July, Chinese state media reported, mirroring record hot weather seen around the world last month.

China records hottest month in recent history
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Big truckmakers bet on hydrogen to extend combustion engine life

Some of the world's biggest truckmakers, including Volvo and MAN, are reworking combustion engines to run on low-emission hydrogen instead

Big truckmakers bet on hydrogen to extend combustion engine life

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