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Atmospheric rivers swamp B.C. coast, melting snow and triggering flood advisories

VANCOUVER — Rainfall and flood advisories remain in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky region as balmy weather brings a series of rainstorms to British Columbia's South Coast, melting any sign of heavy snowfall earlier this month.

Jan 27, 2024 12:57 PM Read more >

Avian flu is devastating farms in California's 'Egg Basket' as outbreaks roil poultry industry

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu .

Jan 27, 2024 11:46 AM Read more >

Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport's expansion for private planes

LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a march in southern England on Saturday to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of an airport.

Jan 27, 2024 9:43 AM Read more >

Parts of B.C. under flood watch as atmospheric rivers wash over South Coast

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has improved its warning systems since the last flooding disaster in B.C., and Premier David Eby says it will be on top of the latest series of atmospheric rivers rolling over the South Coast in the next few days.

Jan 26, 2024 4:04 PM Read more >

Small farmers hit by extreme weather could get assistance from proposed insurance program

MIDDLESEX, Vt. (AP) — Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get through the next season.

Jan 26, 2024 2:54 PM Read more >

Liquefied Natural Gas: What to know about LNG and Biden's decision to delay gas export proposals

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals i n the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Jan 26, 2024 1:53 PM Read more >

NJ Transit scraps plan for gas-fired backup power plant, heartening environmental justice advocates

New Jersey's public transit agency said Friday it is scrapping plans for a backup power plant that would have been fueled by natural gas, heartening environmental justice advocates who targeted it and several other power plants in largely minority ar

Jan 26, 2024 11:24 AM Read more >

Biden delays consideration of new natural gas export terminals, citing climate risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Jan 26, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

People take to the beach as a winter heat wave hits much of Spain

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s weather agency says abnormally high temperatures for the season are set to continue in many parts of the country over the weekend.

Jan 26, 2024 7:43 AM Read more >

A landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark. Who pays to stop it?

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities in Denmark are working against the clock to stop a slow-moving landslide of contaminated soil from reaching a nearby water source as public officials and the company that operated the site argue over who should

Jan 26, 2024 6:05 AM Read more >