Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Environment|Europe

Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals

Crippling drought from a nearly rainless year, along with record-high temperatures, is stressing farmers on the Italian island of Sicily

Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals
Asia|Environment|News

Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides in India kill 194

Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people in southern India

Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides in India kill 194
Environment|Health|Science

"Taking every precaution": Cows screened ahead of county fairs as H5N1 spreads

"Taking every precaution": Cows screened ahead of county fairs as H5N1 spreads

"Taking every precaution": Cows screened ahead of county fairs as H5N1 spreads
Americas|Economy|Environment|News

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green tells AP a $4 billion settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire could come next week

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the parties in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close to a global settlement of claims that will be worth a little over $4 billion

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green tells AP a $4 billion settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire could come next week
Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

California cities divided on response to homeless encampments

San Francisco will ramp up sweeps of homeless encampments under a directive issued days after California Governor Gavin Newsom told cities to begin enforcing laws against

California cities divided on response to homeless encampments
Environment|News

Why does Vermont keep flooding? It's complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm

Vermont is flooding and experts say the state could see catastrophic events for the foreseeable future

Why does Vermont keep flooding? It's complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm
Environment|Lifestyle|Technology

Couple first in nation to use electric Ford truck to power home

Couple first in nation to use electric Ford truck to power home

Couple first in nation to use electric Ford truck to power home
Education|Environment|Health

Wildfire safety tips from the experts

Wildfire safety tips from the experts

Wildfire safety tips from the experts
Environment|News

Severe storms in the Southeast US leave 1 dead and cause widespread power outages

A weather system that produced severe thunderstorms in the Southeast left one man dead in Georgia, caused damage in a South Carolina town and left hundreds of thousands of electricity customers without power

Severe storms in the Southeast US leave 1 dead and cause widespread power outages
Environment

A potential tropical threat is taking shape near the Caribbean as hurricane season reignites

A potential tropical threat is taking shape near the Caribbean as hurricane season reignites

A potential tropical threat is taking shape near the Caribbean as hurricane season reignites
Americas|Environment|News

Denver-area wildfire turns deadly as California’s Park Fire torches an area larger than Los Angeles

Denver-area wildfire turns deadly as California’s Park Fire torches an area larger than Los Angeles

Denver-area wildfire turns deadly as California’s Park Fire torches an area larger than Los Angeles
Environment|Science

Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions driven by pooling magma are set to last centuries into the future

The eruptions that began in 2021 in Iceland could last for centuries, which is bad news for Icelanders but good news for scientists seeking to understand how the inner Earth works.

Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions driven by pooling magma are set to last centuries into the future
Business|Economy|Environment

JetBlue to buy sustainable jet fuel for use at New York airport

JetBlue Airways said on Wednesday it agreed to procure sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a unit of U.S. refiner Valero Energy Corp, which would be distributed by energy firm World

JetBlue to buy sustainable jet fuel for use at New York airport
Environment|Technology

Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity

A big roadblock to offshore wind power is getting approval for onshore transmission lines. But what if there were fewer connection points, and power could flow both ways? Plans are underway.

Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity
Environment|Europe

Wildfires rage in Spain as heatwave peaks

Hundreds of firefighters backed up by waterbomber aircraft sought to contain two wildfires that have raged since Tuesday in eastern Spain, and much of the rest of the country is on

Wildfires rage in Spain as heatwave peaks
Environment|Sports

Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over Seine water quality

Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over Seine water quality

Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over Seine water quality
Environment|News

Governor calls on flood-weary Vermonters to 'stick together' with more thunderstorms on the horizon

Vermont’s governor says the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery work done since its last major bout of flooding only weeks ago, and he is calling on residents to “stick together” as more heavy rains hit northeastern and central Vermont on Wednesday

Governor calls on flood-weary Vermonters to 'stick together' with more thunderstorms on the horizon
Environment|Europe|Sports

Olympics bet against climate change with Seine swimming. For days, it looked like they would lose

The Paris Olympics bet against climate change when they scheduled some outdoor swimming events in the Seine River, and for a while it looked like they would lose

Olympics bet against climate change with Seine swimming. For days, it looked like they would lose
Business|Environment

Japanese automaker Nissan aims for sustainability, worker inclusivity

Nissan says it has a “sustainability plan” to become a greener and more inclusive company

Japanese automaker Nissan aims for sustainability, worker inclusivity
Environment|News

Firefighters make progress against massive blaze in California ahead of warming weather

Fire crews are working to hold on to the progress made against the largest blaze in California this year ahead of warming temperatures forecast for later this week

Firefighters make progress against massive blaze in California ahead of warming weather
Business|Economy|Environment

Global accounting body wants more rigour in showing climate impacts

A global accounting body on Wednesday proposed guidance on how companies can do more to show the impact of climate change on their financial performance, saying

Global accounting body wants more rigour in showing climate impacts
Asia|Environment|News

North Korea says thousands of homes hit by flooding

Over 4,000 homes in North Korea's city of Sinuiju and Uiju County near the border with China have been flooded due to heavy rainfall, state media KCNA said on Wednesday.

North Korea says thousands of homes hit by flooding
Environment|News|Political

Navajo Nation plans to test limit of tribal law preventing transportation of uranium on its land

The Navajo Nation plans to test the limits of a tribal law that banned the transportation of uranium ore on its lands

Navajo Nation plans to test limit of tribal law preventing transportation of uranium on its land
Environment|Health|Science

'Everything feels tiring': CNN goes inside a heat chamber

At the University of South Wales, Professor Damian Bailey runs an environmental testing chamber that can alter temperature, altitude, pressure and oxygen levels. CNN’s Senior Climate Writer Laura Paddison put her body to the test under extreme heat and humidity to understand how these conditions can quickly become deadly and why a warming world is dangerous for us all.

'Everything feels tiring': CNN goes inside a heat chamber
Economy|Environment

US House committee demands ESG information from investors

The Republican leader of a U.S. congressional committee wrote on Tuesday to demand more than 130 investors explain their environmental, social and governance (ESG)

US House committee demands ESG information from investors

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