Tag: Climate and environment
Extreme weather. A lack of lifesaving vaccines. Africa's cholera crisis is worse than ever
LILANDA, Zambia -- Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with…
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
BENGALURU, India -- Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year's…
Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to…
Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1
The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a…
Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills
MADISON, Wis. -- Republicans said Monday that the state Senate would vote to override up to 36 of…
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year
MADISON, Wis. -- Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for…
Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by floods is rescued after stirring the nation
CANOAS, Brazil -- A Brazilian horse nicknamed Caramelo by social media users garnered national attention after a television…
No sign of widespread lead exposure from Maui wildfires, Hawaii health officials say
FILE - Photos of victims are displayed under white crosses at a memorial for the August 2023 wildfire…
Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
In a meeting room at a hotel in California's crop-rich Central Valley, a fight is taking place that…
Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96
FRESNO, Calif. -- Pete McCloskey — a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and…
Storms battering the Midwest bring tornadoes, hail and strong winds
DETROIT -- Severe storms continued to barrel through the Midwest early Wednesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain,…