Environment
Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows
Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, researchers said Thursday.
EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks
The Trump administration on Wednesday took a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states.
Local officials rip Los Angeles leaders for disastrous Palisades fire response
Emergency responders told Senate leaders Wednesday that local leaders are to blame for the Palisades fire, a day after President Trump signed an executive order to override state and local authorities and take over rebuilding efforts in the Los Angeles area.
Indigenous protesters block Cargill facility in Brazil over President Lula’s decree
Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting for almost a week at a Cargill facility in Santarem in northern Brazil against a decree signed in August by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva allowing the federal government to consider private concessions for waterways, shifting responsibility for maintenance, dredging and vessel traffic management to operators.
Common sense and slowing down are the keys to avoiding icy weather accidents
For big parts of the United States, the past few days have brought lots of snow and lots of cold. Where there's snow and cold, there are slips, falls and ice-related injuries.
Some side streets and alleys in D.C. still not plowed
Some District residents are still waiting for plows to clear their side residential streets or alleyways, days after the winter storm.
It’s one storm after another for much of the U.S., but the next one’s path is uncertain
Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East is not letting up, with coming days bringing subfreezing temperatures that will plunge deep into what had been a toasty Florida peninsula and a powerful blizzard forecast that may strike the Atlantic coast.
Icy highways leave drivers stuck in Mississippi as freezing U.S. temperatures persist
Emergency crews dispatched to icy interstate highways in Mississippi worked overnight and into Wednesday morning to clear stranded vehicles as the eastern U.S. endured what forecasters said could become its longest period of freezing cold in decades.
Dutch government is ordered to protect residents on Caribbean island of Bonaire from climate change
A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the effects of climate change - a sweeping victory for the islanders.
Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely
Take two snowballs and call me in the morning?
Mountain lion roams posh San Francisco neighborhood before being captured
A 77-pound mountain lion set off a scramble Tuesday as it wandered through San Francisco's wealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood before finally being captured as onlookers safely peered from their home windows or stood across the street.
DC Water still working to stop sewage spill into Potomac River, effort slowed by weather
DC Water is still working to stop overflowing sewage that resulted from a break in its Potomac Interceptor line last week and has been polluting the Potomac River.
3 young brothers in Texas die after falling through icy pond during winter storm
Three brothers - ages 6, 8 and 9 - died in Texas during the massive winter storm gripping the U.S. after falling through an icy pond across the street from a house where they were staying, authorities said Tuesday.
Frost quakes cause loud booms, light shaking when bitterly cold temperatures persist
Meteorologists say that water rapidly freezing in the soil amid bitterly cold temperatures can make a startling noise and even cause small vibrations.
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become "increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic," a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday and advanced its "Doomsday Clock" to 85 seconds till midnight.
Storm leaves thousands in the South facing freezing temperatures without power. Here are the numbers
As a deadly storm that brought crippling ice to the South and deep snow to the Northeast finally began to swirl out to sea Monday, it represented light at the end of the tunnel for some.
More arctic air expected in parts of the South still covered in ice and riddled with power outages
When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family's home in Nashville.
King Charles III believes ‘harmony’ can help save the planet. His documentary explains how
Can it be that, like many baby boomers, King Charles III feels misunderstood?
Canada gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to the U.S.
Canada's last captive whales have received a reprieve from death after the government conditionally approved a plan Monday to export them to the United States.
Shoveling snow? Over-exertion and cold temps can raise your heart risks
Digging out from the weekend's massive snow and ice storm could be hazardous to your heart.
