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30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot Southwest

30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot Southwest

PHOENIX (AP) — A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and baking surfaces like brick, is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains.
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In summer heat, bear spotted in Southern California backyard Jacuzzi

In summer heat, bear spotted in Southern California backyard Jacuzzi

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — With the summer heat wave in full swing in Southern California, a backyard pool is a tempting place to take a dip. Even for a bear.
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Firefighter killed while battling Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.

Firefighter killed while battling Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.

A firefighter has been killed in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality in the province this month and the fourth in Canada during this year's record fire season.
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

Police said at least eight dogs being transported inside an uncooled cargo van in Indiana died of heat-related injuries this week as temperatures soared amid an intense heat wave gripping much of the United States.
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India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — Chatter on one of Prabha Rao's WhatsApp groups exploded last week when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggering worry among the Indian diaspora in the United States that ac
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Atlanta 'Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain

Atlanta 'Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain

ATLANTA (AP) — “Excuse me, are you a city of Atlanta voter? Do you know about ‘Cop City?’” Clipboards in hand, canvassers Sienna Giraldi and Gabriel Sanchez approached shopper after shopper at a Kroger supermarket lot on a recent evening collecting s
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Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits

Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits

MONTREAL — On a quiet residential corner of Montreal's St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block.
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Burning cargo ship off Dutch coast will be towed to a new location after flames and smoke subsided

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Salvage crews were preparing Saturday to tow a car-carrying cargo ship that has been burning for days to an anchor point in the North Sea after flames and smoke on board subsided, the Dutch government said.
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A drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future

A drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future

HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man's feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca .
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Typhoon Doksuri is downgraded to tropical storm status as it leaves southern China

Typhoon Doksuri is downgraded to tropical storm status as it leaves southern China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late Friday night after bringing heavy winds and rain that left more than a million people without power in southern China.
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