Jun 24 Railroad bridge between South Dakota and Iowa collapses among Midwest flooding By Associated Press Heavy rain has caused flooding in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 4:17 Meet the ninth grader who’s helping restore Mississippi’s oyster reefs By John Yang, Kaisha Young In the past two decades, the oyster population in Mississippi’s Gulf waters has been devastated by both natural and manmade disasters. Among those working to restore oyster habitats is ninth grader Demi Johnson, who was recently recognized by the National… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:27 The big environmental costs of rising demand for big data to power the internet By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery The rise of artificial intelligence is requiring faster and bigger computations for even simple tasks compared to, say, a Google search. It’s adding to the demand for more internet data centers, but these facilities come at a big environmental cost,… Continue watching
Jun 21 Sewage contamination of British waterways reveals infrastructure problems ahead of election By Brian Melley, Associated Press A torrent of news on dirty water has spilled over into next month’s election. While not a top campaign issue, it stinks of a larger problem: Britain’s aging infrastructure. Continue reading
Jun 21 47 people die in China during historic flooding with more floods expected By Associated Press Heavy rains caused landslides, floods and mudslides that severely damaged eight townships, CCTV said, and the heaviest rains were on Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 20 Biden administration won’t ban logging in old-growth forests, but new plan still vexes industry By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained… Continue reading
Jun 20 Climate change made heat wave in U.S., Mexico, warmer and more likely By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new study finds that human-caused climate change dialed up the heat and drastically increased the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. Continue reading
Jun 19 Millions across U.S. under extreme weather advisories in early blast of heat and humidity By John Seewer, Patrick Orsagos, Michael Hill, Lisa Baumann, Associated Press A blast of heat and humidity in the Midwest and Northeast days before the official start of summer has put a wet blanket on outdoor activities from festivals to sports camps as officials urge people to take precautions. Continue reading
Jun 18 Firefighters gaining ground in Southern California wildfire but strong, dry winds coming By Associated Press Strong winds mean the fire is expected to keep moving south. Officials had earlier warned residents of the 19,000-person community of Castaic that they should prepare to leave if the fire pushed south. Continue reading
Jun 18 Tens of millions under alert for extreme heat in U.S. New York activates National Guard By Associated Press States in the Midwest started to bake Monday in a dangerous heat wave that was expected to stretch from Iowa to Maine into at least Friday. Continue reading