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Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital. Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of Juneau.
Oct 21, 2024 12:32 PM
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How many smoke-related deaths from wildfires are linked to climate change every year?
Climate change may be contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths every year than in previous decades, a new study suggests — results a Canadian co-author says underline the urgency of reducing planet-warming emissions.
Oct 21, 2024 12:17 PM
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local c
Oct 21, 2024 4:18 AM
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Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what's next?
CALGARY — Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada's energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project's massive cost overruns.
Oct 21, 2024 1:00 AM
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Tropical Storm Oscar brings winds and heavy rains to eastern Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar advanced across eastern Cuba early Monday after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the island already beleaguered by a massive power outage .
Oct 20, 2024 11:52 PM
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Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm
HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans waited in anguish and some took to the streets in protest as widespread blackouts stretched into their third day. Their concerns were heightened as a Hurricane Oscar hit Cuba’s eastern coast with winds and heavy rain.
Oct 20, 2024 9:52 PM
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Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage , late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.
Oct 20, 2024 8:36 PM
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Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Global environmental leaders gather Monday in Cali, Colombia to assess the world’s plummeting biodiversity levels and commitments by countries to protect plants, animals and critical habitats.
Oct 20, 2024 7:04 PM
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11 teachers suspended over allegations of ‘toxic’ climate at Montreal primary school
MONTREAL — Eleven teachers at a Montreal elementary school have been suspended after a government investigation found they fostered a "toxic" climate of fear and intimidation.
Oct 20, 2024 1:34 PM
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Firefighters battle 'diablo wind' to extinguish Oakland fire that burned 2 homes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews continue to battle strong winds while they work to extinguish a brush fire in Oakland that ignited Friday afternoon, burning two homes and forcing 500 evacuations before it was contained.
Oct 19, 2024 3:29 PM
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