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An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst

An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst

TOKYO (AP) — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential violent eruption of the active volcano.
'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms

'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms

As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout.
Quebec government to table legislation to ban prayer in public places

Quebec government to table legislation to ban prayer in public places

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it is planning to ban prayer in public places as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province.
20 homes destroyed by wildfire in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley

20 homes destroyed by wildfire in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's largest wildfire destroyed 20 homes in the Annapolis Valley over the weekend as dry winds fanned the flames of the Long Lake fire that continues to burn out of control.

These parts of Canada are getting their first August snow in almost a quarter century

It may still be August, and more than three weeks before the official end of summer, but parts of Canada are already receiving their first snowfall. Northern areas of Nunuvat including Baffin Island and Resolute received their first snow on Thursday.
Wildfires in 2023 drove Canada's air pollution. How could it affect life expectancy?

Wildfires in 2023 drove Canada's air pollution. How could it affect life expectancy?

A new global report says record-breaking 2023 wildfires drove Canada's air pollution to levels not seen since at least the late 1990s and exposed half the country to pollution concentrations above the national standard.
A 'sea war' brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other

A 'sea war' brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other

BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body.
Isolated Amazon tribe seen near logging bridge site, alarming rights group

Isolated Amazon tribe seen near logging bridge site, alarming rights group

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists consider an alarming sign that the group is under st
Fatal wildfire on Cyprus caused by 'carelessly discarded cigarette,' report finds

Fatal wildfire on Cyprus caused by 'carelessly discarded cigarette,' report finds

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — One of Cyprus’ most devastating wildfires in recent memory was caused by a cigarette discarded by the side of a mountain road, a report by U.S. experts said Thursday. The report by the U.S.
Massachusetts cranberry bogs are being given a second life as vibrant wetlands

Massachusetts cranberry bogs are being given a second life as vibrant wetlands

CARVER, Mass. (AP) — About this time of the year, Jarrod Rhodes should be checking on the vines of cranberries that have grown on his bog for decades in southeastern Massachusetts.