Water tanks replace springs on a Serbian mountain as drought endangers some 1,000 cows and horses
Read full article: Water tanks replace springs on a Serbian mountain as drought endangers some 1,000 cows and horsesA severe drought this summer in the Balkans has left over 1,000 cows and horses without water on a mountain in southeast Serbia, forcing the authorities to bring up emergency supplies.
Arctic birders combat impact of climate change and avian flu on delicate ecosystem
Read full article: Arctic birders combat impact of climate change and avian flu on delicate ecosystemIn one of the top Arctic birding destinations in the world, environmental and health challenges are threatening some of the seabirds that are part of Norway’s unique coastal ecosystem.
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
Read full article: EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffsThe Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.
The owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won't face charges
Read full article: The owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won't face chargesThe owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing.
LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new life
Read full article: LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new lifeAfter the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched entire neighborhoods, the Army Corps of Engineers set up operations to recycle concrete and metal from mostly fire-damaged homes.
Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goals
Read full article: Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goalsAsian countries are offering to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas to ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.
Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries
Read full article: Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industriesPresident Donald Trump is granting two years of regulatory relief to coal-fired power plants, chemical manufacturers and other industries as he seeks to reverse Biden-era regulations he considers overly burdensome.
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable
Read full article: Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notableWednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.
Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement
Read full article: Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlementLouisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.
Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says
Read full article: Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order saysAll solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergency
Read full article: Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergencyNorth Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.
The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth
Read full article: The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on EarthFor 37 years in a searing California desert, runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of the hottest places on Earth.
Keeping animals of all sizes, from cats to horses, cool during record heat
Read full article: Keeping animals of all sizes, from cats to horses, cool during record heatWith record temperatures hitting the U.S., pet owners have to protect their four-legged family members from dangers like heat stroke and dehydration.
Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says
Read full article: Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman saysA spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster.
Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump's help
Read full article: Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump's helpThe nation’s largest public utility says it is looking at other sites for a new natural gas power plant after its preferred location in Tennessee drew heavy public scrutiny, including from country musician John Rich.
An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
Read full article: An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquakeCommunities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning in the area.
20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters
Read full article: 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disastersTwenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program.
A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions
Read full article: A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitionsAt Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls.
National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodge
Read full article: National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodgeThe National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge.
America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements
Read full article: America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreementsMP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple.
System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says
Read full article: System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service saysA weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week.
Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon
Read full article: Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmonA group of several dozen Indigenous youth from across the Klamath Basin recently emerged victorious after a month-long journey paddling the Klamath River.
Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised
Read full article: Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promisedThe Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.
A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores — yet
Read full article: A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores — yetFast fashion relies heavily on synthetic fibers that are made from oil and gas, fossil fuels that cause climate change.
India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy
Read full article: India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energyThe Indian government has proposed requiring the lowest temperature setting on all new air conditioners to be 20 Celsius, or 68 Fahrenheit.
Search ends for those missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sink ship in Red Sea
Read full article: Search ends for those missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sink ship in Red SeaThe search for those missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea has ended as at least four people are presumed dead and 11 others remain unaccounted for.
New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?
Read full article: New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?The new tax law signed by President Donald Trump creates a federal tax deduction for interest on auto loans.
Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside
Read full article: Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outsideWildfire smoke from Canada has made for bad air quality over parts of the Upper Midwest.
Texas leads nation in flood deaths due to geography, size and population
Read full article: Texas leads nation in flood deaths due to geography, size and populationA study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.
Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishing
Read full article: Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishingThe osprey is in decline in one of its key territories and some scientists blame overfishing of menhaden, an important food for the birds.
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Read full article: FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records showFederal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors.
Wind turbine maker to pay settlement after blade broke apart and washed up on Nantucket beaches
Read full article: Wind turbine maker to pay settlement after blade broke apart and washed up on Nantucket beachesThe maker of a wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed onto beaches last summer has agreed to a $10 million settlement.
Texas floodwaters damaged crops and endangered livestock. Now farmers and ranchers are cleaning up
Read full article: Texas floodwaters damaged crops and endangered livestock. Now farmers and ranchers are cleaning upAlong the banks of creeks and rivers outside of Austin, farmers growing everything from Christmas trees to ostriches have been affected by flooding.
A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned them
Read full article: A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned themOfficials at the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department triggered a flood warning siren last week when the Guadalupe River began to swell.
A Texas family clung to life on their roof, capturing the terrifying flooding in photos and video
Read full article: A Texas family clung to life on their roof, capturing the terrifying flooding in photos and videoA retired nurse, her son and a family friend say they were lucky to survive last week's flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including many summer campers.
Search for flood victims slowed by mountains of debris as thousands descend on Kerr County to assist
Read full article: Search for flood victims slowed by mountains of debris as thousands descend on Kerr County to assistCrews are using construction equipment to clear vehicles, trees and homes in a race to locate more than 170 people still missing since Friday’s devastating flood.
Officials are tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier but say there is no cause for concern
Read full article: Officials are tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier but say there is no cause for concernOfficials are tracking the largest swarm of earthquakes in more than 15 years at Mount Rainier in Washington.
Here are some things you can do to be better prepared for major flooding
Read full article: Here are some things you can do to be better prepared for major floodingCatastrophic floods often bring with them loss of power, cuts to key emergency communications and sudden hazardous situations that leave victims with only minutes or seconds to seek higher ground and stay safe.
As many as 200 homes damaged as officials survey the aftermath of a deadly New Mexico flood
Read full article: As many as 200 homes damaged as officials survey the aftermath of a deadly New Mexico floodOfficials in southern New Mexico say the number of homes destroyed and damaged by a deadly flash flood will only rise as crews survey more neighborhoods in the mountain village of Ruidoso.
Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rains
Read full article: Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rainsEach year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s farms and replenishing its rivers.
Kerrville mayor says he wasn’t aware of state resources that Gov. Abbott said were in place ahead of flooding
Read full article: Kerrville mayor says he wasn’t aware of state resources that Gov. Abbott said were in place ahead of floodingThe governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods. On Wednesday evening, the death toll rose to 120.
What flood insurance does and does not cover
Read full article: What flood insurance does and does not coverThough natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it’s often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood and water damage can be when a major storm devastates their homes, businesses and communities.
How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent polls
Read full article: How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent pollsMost U.S. adults who've experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause.
Flash flooding that killed 3 leaves New Mexico village heartbroken, anxious as cleanup begins
Read full article: Flash flooding that killed 3 leaves New Mexico village heartbroken, anxious as cleanup beginsCrews are working to clear twisted metal, broken trees and muddy debris from streets and homes a day after monsoon rains triggered a deadly flash flood in southern New Mexico.
Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
Read full article: Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimatesScientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths.
Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
Read full article: Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMAJust weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”.
The US faces more frequent extreme weather events, but attitudes and actions aren't keeping up
Read full article: The US faces more frequent extreme weather events, but attitudes and actions aren't keeping upExperts say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe, but that our attitudes and actions haven't kept up.
Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in Nepal
Read full article: Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in NepalRescuers are searching for 19 people missing in severe flooding in Nepal that swept away a key bridge connecting the country with China.
Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood
Read full article: Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 floodOfficials in Texas are facing questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed at least 120 people, including more than two dozen children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.
3 missing, house swept away as flash flooding hits mountain village in New Mexico
Read full article: 3 missing, house swept away as flash flooding hits mountain village in New MexicoAt least three people are missing in a mountain village that is a popular summer retreat in southern New Mexico after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding so intense an entire house was swept downstream.
Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened remains unclear.
Read full article: Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened remains unclear.Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.
Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban
Read full article: Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos banThe Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the last type of asbestos legally allowed in U.S. manufacturing after an outcry from asbestos opponents.
Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happen
Read full article: Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happenIntense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they cause catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance.
Marseille airport suspends flights due to wildfire as public warned to stay at home
Read full article: Marseille airport suspends flights due to wildfire as public warned to stay at homeFlights to and from Marseille have been suspended and traffic at the city’s main train station was disrupted due to a wildfire near the southern French port city.
Latest 'Tiger King' twist finds 'Doc' Antle sentenced to 1 year in prison for animal trafficking
Read full article: Latest 'Tiger King' twist finds 'Doc' Antle sentenced to 1 year in prison for animal trafficking“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for illegally buying endangered animals.
Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough for tidal energy
Read full article: Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough for tidal energySubmerged in about 40 meters of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides and generate electricity.
Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces dozens to flee homes in North Carolina
Read full article: Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces dozens to flee homes in North CarolinaOfficials in North Carolina say floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal swept a woman in her car from a rural road and killed her.
Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood
Read full article: Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly floodOne local summer camp in the path of the disastrous flooding in central Texas was able to avoid any loss of life by closely monitoring weather reports.
How to prepare your pets for when a hurricane makes it rain cats and dogs
Read full article: How to prepare your pets for when a hurricane makes it rain cats and dogsGetting ready for a hurricane’s landfall means making sure everyone in your household is prepared, including your furry family members.
Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding
Read full article: Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly floodingHours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing.
How weather conditions set the stage for the deadly Texas flash floods
Read full article: How weather conditions set the stage for the deadly Texas flash floodsMeteorologists say incredible amounts of moisture in the air fueled a storm that moved slowly over central Texas, creating conditions for fatal flash floods.
Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killer
Read full article: Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killerA swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 79 people and leaving many more missing, was a flash flood.
EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds
Read full article: EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank fundsThe Environmental Protection Agency says the sprawling tax and policy bill should give it a victory in its fight to freeze billions in funding for a green bank for climate friendly projects.
Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change
Read full article: Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate changeScientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami's coast.
EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
Read full article: EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under TrumpThe Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies.
Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis
Read full article: Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisisLatin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations to their duty to address climate change.
In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast
Read full article: In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fastRepublicans in Congress have advanced a bill cutting clean energy tax credits, and the industry is bracing for the impacts.
Spanish wildfire kills 2 people as parts of Europe bake in severe heat wave
Read full article: Spanish wildfire kills 2 people as parts of Europe bake in severe heat waveSpanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control.
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
Read full article: The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will workThe U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and drop them from airplanes over Mexico and even southern Texas.
Republican budget bill dismantles climate law passed by Democrats
Read full article: Republican budget bill dismantles climate law passed by DemocratsThe sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy.
Dozens evacuated from Austrian village after mudslide covers parts of Alpine valley
Read full article: Dozens evacuated from Austrian village after mudslide covers parts of Alpine valleyDozens of people are being evacuated by helicopter in Austria after a mudslide covered homes and mountain huts in the Gschnitztal valley in Tyrol in the southwest of the Alpine country.
Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo
Read full article: Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of CongoA solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city’s violent takeover by Congolese rebels early this year.
Senate GOP tax bill could crush wind and solar power, advocates say
Read full article: Senate GOP tax bill could crush wind and solar power, advocates sayA Republican plan heading to a vote in the Senate would quickly end incentives for clean energy and impose new taxes on some wind and solar projects, while boosting production of coal used to make steel.
NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecasting
Read full article: NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecastingThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes.
A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cuts
Read full article: A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cutsNo state may have more to lose than Georgia as Republicans in Congress look to gut federal subsidies that aid both the solar and electric vehicle industries.