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South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave
2024-03-17 in Associated Press NewsSouth Sudan is shutting all its schools and warning of an extreme heat wave that's expected to last two weeks.
Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns
2024-02-27 in Associated Press NewsFast-moving wildfire in the Texas Panhandle grows to nearly 800 square miles, second-largest in state's history.
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
2024-02-07 in Associated Press NewsExperts say the number of monarch butterflies at wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began.
Tagged under: Butterflies and Moths | Mexico
US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate
2023-12-02 in Associated Press NewsThe United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit. Saturday's announcement by U.S.
Tagged under: COP28 | US Politics | USA | Coal | Electricity | Middle East | Renewable Energy
Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India's Himalayan northeast
2023-10-07 in Associated Press NewsRescuers in India have found more bodies as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam.
Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India's northeast was feared for years
2023-10-06 in Associated Press NewsHundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, a disaster that many had warned was possible for years.
Tagged under: Himalayas
Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election
2023-09-06 in Associated Press NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health.
Tagged under: Health
This summer broke the world record for the highest temperature officially recorded
2023-09-06 in Associated Press NewsThe UN weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
Climate change doubled chance of weather conditions that led to record Quebec fires, researchers say
2023-08-22 in Associated Press NewsA new analysis finds that climate change more than doubled the chances of the hot, dry weather that helped fuel the unprecedented wildfire season in eastern Canada.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
Shell CEO calls it 'irresponsible' to cut oil production now
2023-07-06 in Associated Press NewsThe head of global energy giant Shell says it would be “irresponsible” to cut oil and gas production at a time when the world economy is still dependent on fossil fuels.
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels
Excessive heat warnings remain in many areas of US through Monday
2023-07-02 in Associated Press NewsExcessive heat warnings remain in place in many areas across the U.S. and are expected to last at least through Monday.
Norway approves 19 oil and gas projects, saying the resulting investments are worth over $19 billion
2023-06-28 in Associated Press NewsNorway has approved 19 oil and gas projects on the Norwegian continental shelf, saying the total investments are worth over $19 billion.
Spain records hottest and driest April on record
2023-05-08 in Associated Press NewsDrought-stricken Spain says last month was the hottest and driest April since records began in 1961. The State Meteorological Agency says the average daily temperature was 14.9 degrees Celsius (58.8 Fahrenheit) — that is 3 degrees Celsius above the average. AEMET said average maximum temperatures during the month were up by 4.7 C. Rainfall was a fifth of what would normally be expected in the month, making it the driest April on record in Spain. Last year was Spain’s hottest since record-keeping started in 1961, and also the country’s sixth driest. Three years of scant rainfall and high temperatures put the cou...
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming
Drought will cause crop failures in Spain, farmers warn
2023-04-13 in Associated Press NewsThe main Spanish farmers' association says drought now affects 60% of the Spanish countryside and is causing “irreversible losses” to more than 3.5 million hectares of crops. the Coordinator of Farmers' and Ranchers' Organizations said in a report issued on Thursday that wheat and barley are expected to fail or be badly affected in major growing regions. Olives and nuts also are suffering due to Spain’s long-term drought, which is affecting farmers' ability to irrigate corn, sunflowers, rice and cotton, too. Reservoirs in Andalusia, Spain’s most important food-exporting region, have water levels at 30% of...
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming | Climate Change
Toxic 'forever chemicals’ about to get their first US limits
2023-03-02 in Associated Press NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources.
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Water Resources
Energy agency chief: "No excuse" for high methane emissions
2023-02-21 in Associated Press NewsMOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The International Energy Agency on Tuesday accused fossil fuel industries of doing too little to curb methane emissions and undermining global climate goals to limit warming. Economic uncertainty, high energy prices and concerns over the security of supply — which should have led to emissions cuts in 2022 — were ineffective as methane emissions remained “stubbornly high,” it said.
Tagged under: Methane
Loss of tiny organisms hurts ocean, fishing, scientists say
2023-01-19 in Associated Press NewsPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The warming of the waters off the East Coast has come at an invisible, but very steep cost — the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean's food chain.
African activists cast doubt over climate talks' credibility
2023-01-17 in Associated Press NewsMOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Climate activists in Africa are expressing anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with dubious climate credentials to greenwash their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference.
Tagged under: Activism | Africa
As Po dries up, Italy's food and energy supplies are at risk
2022-06-17 in Associated Press NewsBORETTO, Italy (AP) — Water is so low in large stretches of Italy's largest river that local residents are walking through the middle of the expanse of sand and shipwrecks are resurfacing. Authorities fear that if it doesn't rain soon, there'll be a serious shortage of water for drinking and irrigation for farmers and local populations across the whole of northern Italy.
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
UN climate report: 'Atlas of human suffering' worse, bigger | AP News
2022-02-28 (or before) in Associated Press NewsDeadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. It is likely going to make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer, gloomier and way more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks, a new United Nations science report says.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Africa | Climate Change | Middle East
Antarctica's ice sheet is melting 3 times faster than before | AP News
2021-10-19 (or before) in Associated Press NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Antarctic | Ice Melting
The Arctic is on fire: Siberian heat wave alarms scientists | AP News
2021-10-19 (or before) in Associated Press NewsMOSCOW (AP) — The Arctic is feverish and on fire — at least parts of it are. And that’s got scientists worried about what it means for the rest of the world...
Tagged under: Arctic | Climate Change | Russia | Health
'Nothing's safe' as wildfire tears through California town | AP News
2021-08-06 (or before) in Associated Press NewsGREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Shelton Douthit and his team at the Feather River Land Trust in Northern California have been working to restore the lush natural habitat and protect Indigenous artifacts around Lake Almanor.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Rivers | California
Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change | AP News
2021-07-18 (or before) in Associated Press NewsCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The left-leaning government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the world’s largest island, calling it is “a natural step” because the Arctic government “takes the climate crisis seriously.”
Tagged under: Arctic | Climate Change
Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife | AP News
2019-11-19 (or before) in Associated Press NewsANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes, its limits likely won’t be tested.
Tagged under: Oceans | Arctic | Wildlife | Alaska
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