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How to read Environment Canada's air quality index and find out if you're at risk

How to read Environment Canada's air quality index and find out if you're at risk

Wildfire season is upon us once again, and smoke is reducing air quality through swaths of the country. Environment Canada suggests people check the Air Quality Health Index daily to determine how much time to spend outside.
India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy

India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy

BENGALURU, India (AP) — India’s government is seeking to limit temperature settings on new air conditioners to save electricity in the country that is considered the fastest-growing market for them.
Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles from central Hanoi over pollution concerns

Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles from central Hanoi over pollution concerns

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles and mopeds in the heart of the capital, Hanoi, starting July 2026, as part of a nationwide effort to curb air pollution, state media reported.
Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures

Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, forcing officials to close access to that area for the season, the park said Sunday.
Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

PANNONHALMA, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history.
Search ends for those missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sink ship in Red Sea

Search ends for those missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sink ship in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The search for those missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea has ended as at least four people are presumed dead and 11 others remain unaccounted for, the private security firms involved said
How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metallic green beetle hit him and fell to the ground.
Syria's massive wildfires brought under control after days of intense battles

Syria's massive wildfires brought under control after days of intense battles

LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Some of Syria’s worst wildfires in years have been brought under control as of Sunday, according to the Civil Defense and the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management, following days of grueling firefighting in the forested
New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?

New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?

Millions of people receive a federal tax deduction for the interest they pay on home loans. Under President Donald Trump’s new tax-cut law , many people for the first time also could claim a tax deduction for interest on their vehicle loans.
Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside

Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S.