Organizations work to assist dozens of families displaced by Texas wildfires
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A gush of red-colored water spilled from an air tanker on Sunday as it flew over the eastern side of the Smokehouse...
Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds
VANCOUVER – Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government data that misrepresents forest fuel loads in British Columbia’s Interior, a...
In Hawaii, coral is the foundation of life. What happened to it after the Lahaina wildfire?
Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides waves when the surf’s up and dives for octopus and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong Lahaina, Hawaii, resident...
Another ‘Pineapple Express’ storm is expected to wallop California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another potentially dangerous “Pineapple Express” storm was expected to hit California late Saturday, bringing the threat of flooding and mudslides over the...
At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and destroyed about...
Avalanche forecasters try to curb deaths as skiers and snowmobilers flock to backcountry areas
COOKE CITY, Mont. (AP) — As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick...
Canada’s clean-tech revolution will be limited without more clean power: Champagne
OTTAWA – Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne spent most of last year doling out big bucks for massive new electric-vehicle battery plants as Canada made some major...
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms. The joint...
Extreme cold grips the Nordics, with the coldest January night in Sweden, as floods hit to the south
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Temperatures fell below minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Nordic region for a second day in a row...
Harris dashed to Dubai to tackle climate change and war. Each carries high political risks at home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Filling in for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the Middle East to tackle a pair of...