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Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized item for fishing bait and medical research.

Jul 31, 2023 9:31 AM Read more >

Here's how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it's only halfway over

At about summer's halfway point, the record-breaking heat and weather extremes are both unprecedented and unsurprising, hellish yet boring in some ways, scientists say. Killer heat. Deadly floods. Smoke from wildfires that chokes.

Jul 31, 2023 9:10 AM Read more >

Locals vow to keep fighting to save a forest in southwest Turkey after the chainsaws finish work

ISTANBUL (AP) — Campaigners fighting to protect woodlands earmarked for coal-mining in southwest Turkey on Monday pledged to maintain their fight as tree-felling came to an end.

Jul 31, 2023 7:54 AM Read more >

Youngster dies after tree falls at provincial campsite in B.C.'s Okanagan region

KELOWNA, B.C. — A child has been killed in British Columbia while visiting a provincial park in the Okanagan, south of Peachland. A statement from BC Parks says the child was at a campground at Okanagan Lake Provincial Park on Saturday.

Jul 31, 2023 7:41 AM Read more >

Biden goes west to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures , th

Jul 31, 2023 6:58 AM Read more >

Tugs tow burning cargo ship to new location on North Sea while salvage crews ponder next steps

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A cargo ship carrying thousands of cars that has been burning on the North Sea for nearly a week was towed Monday to a new location further from the Dutch coast to wait for salvage crews to decide their next steps, the g

Jul 31, 2023 6:18 AM Read more >

UAE state oil firm moves up net zero climate target to 2045

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A state-run oil giant in the United Arab Emirates said Monday it has moved up its target for achieving net zero emissions in its operations to 2045, as the country prepares to host U.N.

Jul 31, 2023 6:18 AM Read more >

July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other parts of the country grappled Sunday with record temperatures after a week that saw significant portions of the U.S.

Jul 30, 2023 11:21 PM Read more >

Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif.

Jul 30, 2023 6:34 PM Read more >

Parts of Osoyoos, B.C. under evacuation order as wildfire crosses U.S.-Canada border

Residents of Osoyoos, B.C., breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday after watching a rapidly spreading wildfire dance on the edges of their southern Okanagan community for hours, only to retreat as shifting winds pushed the flames further afield.

Jul 30, 2023 5:05 PM Read more >