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

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Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain than other air pollution, study says

Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain health than other air pollution

Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain than other air pollution, study says
Environment|News|Travel

Dollywood patrons wade through knee-deep water as theme park floods

Dollywood patrons wade through knee-deep water as theme park floods

Dollywood patrons wade through knee-deep water as theme park floods
Environment|Health

Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms

The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers

Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
Asia|Environment

Philippine oil spill reaches fishing town, threatens livelihoods

An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off the coast of Manila Bay in the Philippines has reached the shores of a nearby fishing

Philippine oil spill reaches fishing town, threatens livelihoods
Environment|Health|Science

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds
Environment|Science

The discovery of a possible sign of life in Venus’ clouds sparked controversy. Now, scientists say they have more proof

The discovery of a possible sign of life in Venus’ clouds sparked controversy. Now, scientists say they have more proof

The discovery of a possible sign of life in Venus’ clouds sparked controversy. Now, scientists say they have more proof
Asia|Environment|News

North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains

North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains

North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
Environment|News

A historic mining community is decimated as the Park Fire and other massive wildfires rage in the Western United States

A historic mining community is decimated as the Park Fire and other massive wildfires rage in the Western United States

A historic mining community is decimated as the Park Fire and other massive wildfires rage in the Western United States
Environment|Health|Science

Heat is testing the limits of human survivability. Here’s how it kills

Heat is testing the limits of human survivability. Here’s how it kills

Heat is testing the limits of human survivability. Here’s how it kills
Environment|Europe

Big worries over River Seine’s water quality as triathlon training canceled again

Big worries over River Seine’s water quality as triathlon training canceled again

Big worries over River Seine’s water quality as triathlon training canceled again
Environment|Health|Sports

Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over poor water quality in the Seine

Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day

Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over poor water quality in the Seine
Environment|News

California man defends his home as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West

As the largest wildfire in California this year approached the small town of Cohasset, Ron Ward was prepared with a sprinkler system he had just finished installing around his ranch after losing his homeowners insurance

California man defends his home as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West
Environment|Travel

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters

The wondrous Galapagos Islands and its many creatures have always been sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe

Trump effect in clean tech sector deepens angst in Europe's boardrooms

European companies focused on clean energy are abandoning expansion plans, bracing for lower sales or see funding of U.S

Trump effect in clean tech sector deepens angst in Europe's boardrooms
Americas|Environment|News|Political|World

Grenada PM takes over as CARICOM chair pledging fight for climate justice

Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell on Sunday took over as the new rotating chairman of CARICOM, the regional bloc of the Caribbean, pledging to work for climate justice, reduce gun

Grenada PM takes over as CARICOM chair pledging fight for climate justice
Environment|News

Significant sinkhole opens in neighborhood, no injuries reported

Significant sinkhole opens in neighborhood, no injuries reported

Significant sinkhole opens in neighborhood, no injuries reported
Americas|Environment|News

Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines

Wildfires across the western United States and Canada have put millions of people under air quality alerts, as thousands of firefighters battle the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year

Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines
Americas|Environment|News

California town decimated by 2018 wildfire threatened again by state’s largest this year, as fires plague Oregon and Canada

California town decimated by 2018 wildfire threatened again by state’s largest this year, as fires plague Oregon and Canada

California town decimated by 2018 wildfire threatened again by state’s largest this year, as fires plague Oregon and Canada
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Container of hazardous materials catches fire, closing crucial highway connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas for 48 hours

Container of hazardous materials catches fire, closing crucial highway connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas for 48 hours

Container of hazardous materials catches fire, closing crucial highway connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas for 48 hours
Environment|Europe|Sports

Paris officials are confident water quality will improve to let Olympians swim in the Seine

The swimming portion of a practice run for the Olympic triathlon has been canceled because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River

Paris officials are confident water quality will improve to let Olympians swim in the Seine
Environment|Europe|Sports

Olympics-Triathlon-Swimming training session cancelled as rain lifts Seine pollution levels

The Olympics' triathlon swimming training session scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled after recent heavy rain in Paris affected pollution levels in the Seine, organisers said in a

Olympics-Triathlon-Swimming training session cancelled as rain lifts Seine pollution levels
Asia|Environment|News

Landslide from Typhoon Gaemi remnants kills 12 in southern China

Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered a landslide that killed 12 people in southern China, caused flash floods in the northeast and railway disruptions

Landslide from Typhoon Gaemi remnants kills 12 in southern China
Americas|Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Takeaways from AP's story on inefficient tech slowing efforts to get homeless people off the streets

Los Angeles is the nation's epicenter of homelessness, where more than 45,000 people live in weather-beaten tent encampments and rusting RVs

Takeaways from AP's story on inefficient tech slowing efforts to get homeless people off the streets
Environment|News

Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area larger than Los Angeles

Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in northern California are getting some help from the weather just hours after the blaze exploded in size, scorching an area larger than Los Angeles

Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area larger than Los Angeles
Environment|News

California wildfire explodes, becomes largest in US

Thousands of firefighters were battling a rapidly growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span.

California wildfire explodes, becomes largest in US

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