Feds create $530M fund for cities to adapt to climate change
OTTAWA – Canadian cities and towns facing an uphill battle to stave off the effects of climate change will share more than half a billion dollars...
2 people have died in floods in southern Germany. The situation remains tense
BERLIN (AP) — The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to two on Monday as the body of a missing...
Sri Lanka closes schools as floods and mudslides leave 10 dead and 6 others missing
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving...
Popular geothermal spa in Iceland reopens to tourists after nearby volcano stabilizes
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions in the country’s southwest, was reopened Sunday after authorities said...
Meaningful engagement is the key to achieving Bill C-226’s goal of ending environmental racism in Canada
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Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in 80 years. At least 37 people have died
SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, the state...
Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have...
The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled
LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge ruled Friday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence...
E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao...
Flights to Dubai disrupted as rain hits the UAE 2 weeks after its heaviest recorded rainfall ever
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several flights to Dubai were cancelled and diverted Thursday, airport authorities announced, as heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates...