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Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead of likely direct hit from powerful typhoon

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island Tuesday ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its densely populated western coast after lashing northern Philippine islands.

Oct 1, 2024 4:48 AM Read more >

Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.

Oct 1, 2024 4:29 AM Read more >

Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 dead

COYUCA DE BENITEZ, Mexico (AP) — Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters receded Monday, leaving behind devastated towns and 17 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm last week.

Oct 1, 2024 12:32 AM Read more >

Wildfire flareup prompts new evacuations in Southern California mountain communities

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders and warnings were in place Monday for Southern California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained after the blaze flared up over the weekend.

Sep 30, 2024 9:58 PM Read more >

Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

ASHEVILLE, N.C.

Sep 30, 2024 9:10 PM Read more >

Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead a direct hit from powerful typhoon

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island Tuesday ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its populated western coast after lashing northern Philippine islands.

Sep 30, 2024 8:49 PM Read more >

Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

MUNICH (AP) — Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of banana fibers in Colombia to make sustainable building materials.

Sep 30, 2024 7:12 PM Read more >

Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

MUNICH (AP) — Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of banana fibers in Colombia to make sustainable building materials.

Sep 30, 2024 7:11 PM Read more >

Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 15 dead

COYUCA DE BENITEZ, Mexico (AP) — Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters receded Monday, leaving behind devastated towns and 15 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm last week.

Sep 30, 2024 6:59 PM Read more >

Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire

Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky and led to complaints about a strong chemical

Sep 30, 2024 6:38 PM Read more >