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

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USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity

USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity

USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity
Americas|Environment|News

California weather will not aid fire fighters battling massive blaze

The largest wildfire in the U.S. swelled to over 600 square miles (1,550 square kms) on Tuesday night, bigger than the city of Los Angeles, fire officials in California said,

California weather will not aid fire fighters battling massive blaze
Environment|Science|Technology

Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual

Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual

Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual
Environment|News

‘Catastrophic flooding’ forces water rescues in Vermont after 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event

‘Catastrophic flooding’ forces water rescues in Vermont after 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event

‘Catastrophic flooding’ forces water rescues in Vermont after 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event
Americas|Environment|News

More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes

Heavy rain has caved in roads, forced some homes off their foundations and led to about two dozen rescues in northeastern Vermont

More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes
Business|Environment|News

Air New Zealand scraps its 2030 carbon emissions target, saying solutions are costly and scarce

Air New Zealand has scrapped its 2030 carbon emissions reduction targets, citing lags in producing new planes, a lack of alternative fuel and “challenging” regulatory and policy settings

Air New Zealand scraps its 2030 carbon emissions target, saying solutions are costly and scarce
Environment|Science|Technology

The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet

The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet

The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet
Environment|Science

Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it

An unplanned experiment when wildfire smoke rolled through Colorado shows how trees keep some of the smoke out.

Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
Economy|Environment|News

CenterPoint Energy sees up to $1.3 billion in restoration costs after Hurricane Beryl

Electric and gas utility CenterPoint Energy said on Tuesday it expects total costs to restore facilities damaged by Hurricane Beryl to be in the range of $1.2 billion

CenterPoint Energy sees up to $1.3 billion in restoration costs after Hurricane Beryl
Environment|Europe|Sports

Olympic officials postpone men’s triathlon due to pollution in the Seine

Olympic officials postpone men’s triathlon due to pollution in the Seine

Olympic officials postpone men’s triathlon due to pollution in the Seine
Asia|Environment|News

India searches for survivors after landslides kill more than 150 in Kerala

India searches for survivors after landslides kill more than 150 in Kerala

India searches for survivors after landslides kill more than 150 in Kerala
Environment|Europe

Here's what to know about Seine River water quality during the Paris Olympics

With the Paris Games underway, officials are keeping a close eye on the water quality of the Seine River

Here's what to know about Seine River water quality during the Paris Olympics
Asia|Environment|News

China reports 7 more deaths from torrential rains brought by tropical storm, raising toll to 22

Chinese state media say torrential rains have left seven people dead and three others missing in the country's southeast, raising the death toll from a tropical storm to 22

China reports 7 more deaths from torrential rains brought by tropical storm, raising toll to 22
Environment|Science

Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that

Like many Mediterranean islands, people in Sicily are used to long spells without rain, but human-caused climate change has made weather more erratic, and droughts can be longer and more frequent

Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that
Asia|Environment|News

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India

Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 93 people and left many others feared trapped under the debris

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India
Business|Environment

Air New Zealand drops 2030 carbon target, cites plane delivery delays

Air New Zealand abandoned on Tuesday a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing delivery delays of fuel-efficient aircraft and high green fuel prices, in a move signalling the difficulty

Air New Zealand drops 2030 carbon target, cites plane delivery delays
Environment|Europe|Sports

Olympics-Triathlon-Men's race postponed to Wednesday due to Seine pollution levels

Organisers will decide on Wednesday at 4am (0200 GMT) if Paris Olympics' triathlon competitions can go ahead later in the day after the men's event was postponed on

Olympics-Triathlon-Men's race postponed to Wednesday due to Seine pollution levels
Environment|Europe

Thousands protest Serbia's deal with the European Union to excavate lithium

Thousands of people have rallied in several towns in Serbia to protest a lithium excavation project the Balkan country’s government recently signed with the European Union

Thousands protest Serbia's deal with the European Union to excavate lithium
Entertainment|Environment|Lifestyle

Sunflower festival canceled due to severe drought conditions, deer intrusions

Sunflower festival canceled due to severe drought conditions, deer intrusions

Sunflower festival canceled due to severe drought conditions, deer intrusions
Americas|Economy|Environment

Indigenous groups say Brazil plans Amazon grain train behind their backs

Indigenous people who see a threat to their ancestral lands from the construction of a railway to carry grains to a port in the Amazon on Monday pulled out of a

Indigenous groups say Brazil plans Amazon grain train behind their backs
Environment|Lifestyle

Homeowner faces woodpecker infestation

Homeowner faces woodpecker infestation

Homeowner faces woodpecker infestation
Environment|Lifestyle|News

San Francisco neighborhood painted pink by retardant as fire crews save homes from Point Fire

San Francisco neighborhood painted pink by retardant as fire crews save homes from Point Fire

San Francisco neighborhood painted pink by retardant as fire crews save homes from Point Fire
Environment|Science

World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds

Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their

World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds
Environment|News

Jasper town fires extinguished, Canadian officials defend forest management practices

Parks Canada, the federal agency managing the country's national parks, on Monday rejected criticism that it left the town of Jasper vulnerable to wildfires by not removing

Jasper town fires extinguished, Canadian officials defend forest management practices
Environment|Europe

Thousands in Serbia rally against Rio Tinto mine project

Thousands rallied on Monday in the Serbian city of Sabac to protest the Rio Tinto lithium project, over fears it could cause environmental harm.

Thousands in Serbia rally against Rio Tinto mine project

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