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Arizona's biggest city has driest monsoon season since weather service began record-keeping in 1895

Arizona's biggest city has driest monsoon season since weather service began record-keeping in 1895

PHOENIX (AP) — After a summer of extreme heat, Arizona’s most populous city is in the record books again. This time Phoenix is notching a record for dry heat.
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In New York City, scuba divers' passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect undersea litter

In New York City, scuba divers' passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect undersea litter

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, the divers arrived on a thin strip of sand at the furthest, watery edge of New York City.
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Environmental groups increasingly using competition law to fight fossil fuel sector

Environmental groups increasingly using competition law to fight fossil fuel sector

CALGARY — Splashed across billboards and city buses, onnewspaper spreads and Facebook feeds, the "Let's Clear the Air" ad campaign by the Pathways Alliance group of oilsands companies is a multi-million-dollar public relations blitz by an industry ke
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India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine

India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sanjay Chauhan witnessed monsoon rains lash down over his home and farm in the Indian Himalayas this year with a magnitude and intensity he's never experienced before.
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Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Shaun “Buge” Saribay felt like giving up.
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New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall

New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday's
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Season's 1st snow expected in central Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite National Park

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The first snowfall of the season is expected this weekend in the central Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite National Park, where as much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) is possible at the highest elevations.
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UAE's president-designate for UN COP28 offers full-throated defense of nation hosting climate talks

UAE's president-designate for UN COP28 offers full-throated defense of nation hosting climate talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those who “just go on the attack without
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When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable

When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable

Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze.
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Prince George, B.C. Mounties urge people not to feed coyotes after 6 attacks

Prince George, B.C. Mounties urge people not to feed coyotes after 6 attacks

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Prince George Conservation and RCMP officers are “actively investigating” six separate coyote attacks within a week in the city.
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