Environment
Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes
About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said.
2 firefighting planes collide midair near Athens
Two firefighting helicopters collided Sunday while battling a wind-driven wildfire in the Porto Germeno area west of Athens, and footage showed one of the aircraft crashing to the ground.
Body of famed international climber Nirmal Purja and 3 more found after Pakistan avalanche
The remains of renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and three other climbers have been found by a ground team on Broad Peak, one of the world's highest mountains, where a 10-member international expedition was swept away by an avalanche, officials said Sunday.
Dry, hot summers are putting Dutch dikes at risk and threatening German river trade
Jeroen Wouda and Dirk Boom walk slowly along a Dutch dike, prodding at the bone dry surface with metal rods and scanning the parched grass for patches of green that could give away the location of a leak.
All 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan have died
Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and all the other nine climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan have died, and search teams were trying to recover their bodies, Purja's expedition company said Saturday.
Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation’s anti-whaling ship and detains its crew
Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said Saturday.
Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the U.S. West
Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish.
Drought and heat grip Central Europe, record-low Danube River affects tourism and industry
As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing down on Western Europe, a prolonged drought half a continent away is setting record low water levels on one of Europe's largest rivers, disrupting tourism and industry and confronting residents with the realities of climate change.
Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River
Three western U.S. states would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal released Friday to stave off a crisis in the beleaguered waterway.
A blanket of seaweed smothers coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico
Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism.
Firefighters battle the last hot spots of a monster wildfire in France’s southwest
Firefighters in southwestern France were working to control the last hot spots of a massive wildfire on Friday that has burned an area four times the size of Paris and forced thousands out of their homes.
Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex
The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site, tapping private equity to fund a $100 billion data center complex that will include its own new natural gas and battery storage power plant in Kentucky.
Rotten fish sauce that has long stunk up a small Canadian town is finally being removed
The townspeople of St. Mary's can breathe a sigh of relief. They are finally getting rid of the foul smell of rotten fish that has for years - when the wind blows their way - wafted over their tiny community in Canada 's easternmost province.
Kenya says 15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning after eating tomatoes from nearby farms
Fifteen elephants that died over the past month in southern Kenya are suspected to have been poisoned by tomatoes contaminated by cyanide, wildlife authorities told local media Wednesday.
Willie Nelson speaks out against AI data centers threatening rural farmland
WILLIE NELSON criticizes data centers: "Our community, like many others, needs to fight against data centers invading our land. The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter)."