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Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

BENGALURU, India (AP) — The heavy rains that resulted in landslides killing hundreds in southern India last month were made worse by human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis by climate scientists found Tuesday.
Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements

Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters in Greece battled scattered fires on Tuesday in hopes of containing the remains of a major wildfire that burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering multiple evacuations and leaving at least one person de
Hiker reported missing in Kananaskis Country found dead

Hiker reported missing in Kananaskis Country found dead

KANANASKIS, Alta. — RCMP say a hiker reported missing in Kananaksis Country has been found dead. They say the death is not considered suspicious.
Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change

Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change

MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of American lotuses carpet the water's surface, faces turned toward the morning sun. Bright yellow warblers flit among cypress trees along a creek bank. A paddlefish jumps as a motorboat rounds a bend.
Takeaways from AP's story on Alabama's ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed

Takeaways from AP's story on Alabama's ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed

Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a more-than 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers unusually rich in plant and animal diversity.
The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm a pregnancy

The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm a pregnancy

BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first giant pandas born in Germany were sent to China.
Indians wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV market changed

Indians wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV market changed

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the first to sign up, paying a $1,000 deposit for a car that never arrived.
Drop in winds offers hope as firefighters battle huge wildfire on fringes of Athens. 1 person dead

Drop in winds offers hope as firefighters battle huge wildfire on fringes of Athens. 1 person dead

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire raged across the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and triggering multiple evacuations as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-
Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds

Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Amazon rainforest stores the equivalent of almost two years of global carbon emissions, but its role as a carbon sink is under threat, according to a study released Monday. The U.S.
Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

OTTAWA — Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms.
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