Environment
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)."
Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to France’s wine industry
From his vineyards in Bordeaux wine country, Edouard le Grix de la Salle can sometimes smell the burning forests far away. The smoke brings a whiff of hardship for the region's economic fortunes.
Southern Europe burns as 2 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris
An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France on Wednesday - as two firefighters died in Greece and crews across southern Europe confronted a punishing mix of heat, drought and strong winds.
Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan.
U.S. weather forecasting heads to the cloud, with Google as lead provider
The federal government's core weather forecast supercomputing operation is moving to the commercial cloud.
EF-3 tornado devastates Appleton, Menasha as Wisconsin recovers
A tornado with peak winds near 140 mph tore roughly a 12-mile path through Wisconsin's Fox Valley on Monday, severely damaging and destroying homes and businesses in Menasha and Appleton and cutting power to tens of thousands of residents as cleanup entered its second day Tuesday.
Death toll from Chongqing landslide in southwestern China climbs to 41
Teams recovering bodies from a landslide this month in southwestern China have identified 30 more victims over the past week to bring the overall toll in Chongqing to 41 dead with 20 people still missing, authorities said Tuesday.
Coyote pack takes over inactive Los Angeles construction site
Residents of Los Angeles have mixed opinions after a pack of coyotes moved into an abandoned construction site.
Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes
A tornado swept through Wisconsin on Monday, splintering homes, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 30,000 people.
What to know about the historic wildfires in France and Spain
Heat waves and scant rainfall in Europe have contributed to historic wildfires in France and Spain that have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in one of the continent's biggest evacuation efforts since World War II.
Pakistan monsoon death toll tops 100 in a month as more heavy rain forecast
The death toll from monsoon rains and flash flooding in Pakistan over the past month surpassed 100 on Monday as weather forecasters warned that more heavy rain is expected across the country later this week.
Macron holds crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes
French President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting Monday focusing on monster, uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes, amid a first glimmer of hope that the spread of the largest blaze may have slowed.
Genevieve becomes a Category 5 hurricane but is not expected to make landfall
Genevieve became a Category 5 hurricane early Monday, the first in the East Pacific region in two years, forecasters said. It is expected to stay far out to sea on a course roughly parallel with the Mexico coast.
Displaced from wildfires in Spain share their stories of uncertainty and narrow escapes
Elvira Menendez knows how lucky she is that her house is not a charred ruin like so many others in Spain and France devastated by deadly wildfires.
Sweltering heat wave grips central and southern U.S. for a second straight day
Tens of millions of people are under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United States on Sunday as high temperatures and severe humidity grip large swaths of the country for a second straight day.