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Rescuers evacuate over 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's Punjab province in 3 weeks

Rescuers evacuate over 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's Punjab province in 3 weeks

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers have evacuated more than 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province in the past three weeks, officials said Wednesday.
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Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits, post-traumatic stress and may even increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples

Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities in Hawaii pleaded Tuesday with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S.
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18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wind-driven wildfires across the country

18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wind-driven wildfires across the country

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday found the burnt bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area of northeastern Greece where wildfires have raged for days.
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The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia

The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia

Wildfires raging throughout British Columbia have destroyed structures and forced more than 27,000 people from their homes. The province remains in a state of emergency as crews battle the more than 375 active blazes.
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Crews continue battling N.W.T. wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife

Crews continue battling N.W.T. wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife

YELLOWKNIFE — Crews continued Tuesday to battle wildfires that have forced seven out of every 10 Northwest Territories residents from their homes — or about 30,000 people.
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Solar panels to surround Dulles Airport will deliver power to 37,000 homes

Solar panels to surround Dulles Airport will deliver power to 37,000 homes

CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — Travelers taking off and landing at Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital will soon see an array of 200,000 solar panels laid out near the runways — the largest renewable energy project ever built at a U.S.
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Spotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo

Spotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo

A giraffe without spots at a Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she's definitely not ordinary. The female reticulated giraffe was born July 31 at the family-owned Brights Zoo in Limestone, a rural community in northeastern Tennessee.
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Broaden scope of Canada's weather alert system to account for wildfires, expert urges

Broaden scope of Canada's weather alert system to account for wildfires, expert urges

OTTAWA — As wildfires rage in western Canada, a communications and broadcasting policy expert says the national weather alerting system should account for a wider range of extreme events.
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Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard

Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard

A planned offshore wind farm moved a step closer to construction Tuesday with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved the project, to be located in federal waters near Rhode Island south of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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