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Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
Read full article: Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power gridCuba has been left reeling after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across western portions of the island, knocking out the country’s power grid, downing trees and damaging infrastructure.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
Read full article: Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous yearAccording to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring.
European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
Read full article: European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — againIt's now virtually certain 2024 will be the hottest year on record, and the first with over 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above the pre-industrial average, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.
Prince William wraps up his South Africa trip with visit that reminded him of his rescue pilot days
Read full article: Prince William wraps up his South Africa trip with visit that reminded him of his rescue pilot daysPrince William rode on a sea rescue boat along part of the South African coast as he wrapped up a four-day visit to Cape Town dedicated to promoting conservation and the battle against climate change.
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Infrastructure, housing funding top of mind in city briefing on federal legislative program
Read full article: Infrastructure, housing funding top of mind in city briefing on federal legislative programSan Antonio’s Intergovernmental Relations Committee held a briefing this week on the city’s legislative program, which addresses city priorities and interests at the federal level for next year’s congressional session
What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
Read full article: What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in SpainIn a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path.
Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California
Read full article: Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern CaliforniaCalifornia is being lashed by powerful winds that fed a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee in Ventura County.
Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island
Read full article: Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the islandHurricane Rafael has pushed into the Gulf of Mexico after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country’s power grid.
In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
Read full article: In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate changeThe election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts.
Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Read full article: Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of LahoreRecord-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking treatment for smog-related ailments.
A week after Spain's floods, families hope that the missing are alive with 89 unaccounted for
Read full article: A week after Spain's floods, families hope that the missing are alive with 89 unaccounted forSpanish authorities say that 89 people are confirmed to be missing one week after the catastrophic floods in the eastern Valencia region.
Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservatives
Read full article: Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservativesVoters in Washington state have upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change.
Tropical Storm Rafael near hurricane intensity as it barrels toward Cuba and Cayman Islands
Read full article: Tropical Storm Rafael near hurricane intensity as it barrels toward Cuba and Cayman IslandsTropical Storm Rafael has strengthened to near hurricane intensity as it barrels toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba, where it was forecast to hit as a full hurricane.
Another round of powerful, dry winds to raise wildfire risk across California
Read full article: Another round of powerful, dry winds to raise wildfire risk across CaliforniaCalifornia is bracing for another round of powerful winds that will cause humidity levels to drop and raise the risk of wildfires in much of the state.
Prince William walks nature trails near South Africa's Table Mountain to promote conservation
Read full article: Prince William walks nature trails near South Africa's Table Mountain to promote conservationPrince William has gone on an early-morning nature walk near South Africa’s Table Mountain to promote the work of conservation rangers in a unique urban national park.
Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier
Read full article: Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlierSaudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenues.
Prince William meets young environmentalists and plays rugby on first day of South Africa visit
Read full article: Prince William meets young environmentalists and plays rugby on first day of South Africa visitBritain’s Prince William offered words of encouragement to a group of young environmentalists and later joined a rugby practice at a local school as he opened his visit to South Africa.
Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricane
Read full article: Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricaneForecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba.
Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service as troops search for more flood victims in Valencia
Read full article: Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service as troops search for more flood victims in ValenciaContinuing storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed over 200 people, mostly near Valencia, are dumping rain on Barcelona.
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region
Read full article: Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon regionBrazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday.
China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Read full article: China files complaint at World Trade Organization over EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehiclesChina has moved forward with a complaint at the World Trade Organization that alleges the European Union has improperly set anti-subsidy tariffs on new Chinese-made electric vehicles.
The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US election
Read full article: The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US electionThe United Arab Emirates has opened its annual oil-and-gas summit as it plans to increase energy output even as global prices have fallen.
Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near Azores
Read full article: Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near AzoresA hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen.
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
Read full article: Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air qualityPakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
Read full article: Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit saysConservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources.
Vigil held for Grizzly No. 399, the beloved Grand Teton bear who was killed by a vehicle
Read full article: Vigil held for Grizzly No. 399, the beloved Grand Teton bear who was killed by a vehicleNature lovers held a vigil for a famous female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park after she was struck and killed by a vehicle.
At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions
Read full article: At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisionsAfter two weeks of negotiations, delegates agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation.
Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in Colombia
Read full article: Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in ColombiaAt the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators struggle to find common ground on key issues, such as how to finance protections for 30% of the Earth's wild species by 2023 and how to make payments for nature’s genetic data.
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
Read full article: Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestationIn 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon.
Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
Read full article: Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestryGeorgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene.
Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department
Read full article: Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections departmentA lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to mitigate the risk posed to the elderly and disabled inmates in their care.