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B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected

The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier in British Columbia than previous research projected, and experts say the record-shattering 2023 season must serve as a springboard for action.

Sep 10, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year

PHOENIX (AP) — How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured , the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius).

Sep 9, 2023 4:58 PM Read more >

Greek authorities say a 77-year-old man is 11th victim of flooding. At least 6 people are missing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The body of a missing 77-year-old man was found Saturday, raising the death toll from floods in central Greece to 11, authorities said. The number of missing increased to six, but there could be more.

Sep 9, 2023 4:02 PM Read more >

Former Olympic champion and college All-American win swim around Florida's Alligator Reef Lighthouse

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — A three-time Olympic gold medalist and a former college All-American won top honors Saturday at an annual 8-mile (13-kilometer) ocean swim around the Alligator Reef Lighthouse off the Florida Keys.

Sep 9, 2023 3:19 PM Read more >

Most of West Maui will welcome back visitors next month under a new wildfire emergency proclamation

HONOLULU (AP) — Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed on Friday by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green.

Sep 9, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

Hurricane Lee is charting a new course in weather and could signal more monster storms

ATLANTA (AP) — Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane.

Sep 9, 2023 11:38 AM Read more >

G20 agreement reflects sharp differences over Ukraine and the rising clout of the Global South

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Group of 20 top world economies added the African Union as a member at their annual summit Saturday, and host India was able to get the disparate group to sign off on a final statement, but only after softening language on the co

Sep 9, 2023 11:29 AM Read more >

Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels

NEW DELHI (AP) — Group of 20 leaders agreed Saturday to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal.

Sep 9, 2023 10:29 AM Read more >

Dutch police cleared out climate protesters blocking a highway over fossil fuel subsidies

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Several thousand climate activists blocked a Dutch highway on Saturday in anger at billions of euros in government subsidies for industries that use oil, coal and gas — before police dispersed them with water cannons.

Sep 9, 2023 9:49 AM Read more >

Hurricane Lee barrels through open Atlantic waters after becoming season's first Category 5 storm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee charged through warm Atlantic waters Friday night and threatened to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean. It became the season's first Category 5 storm before beginning to weaken.

Sep 8, 2023 9:16 PM Read more >