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Landslides block key roads in northern Pakistan, as the death toll from monthlong rains rises to 133

Landslides block key roads in northern Pakistan, as the death toll from monthlong rains rises to 133

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Landslides triggered by torrential rains have blocked several key roads in northern Pakistan, stranding tourists and disrupting traffic, officials said Monday, as the death toll from weather-related incidents in the past month rose t
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Flooding and a landslide in eastern China leave 5 dead and 3 missing

Flooding and a landslide in eastern China leave 5 dead and 3 missing

BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rains caused flooding and a landslide in eastern China, leaving at least five people dead and three missing while over 1,500 were evacuated, state media reported Sunday.
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Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — A flooded Nova Scotia field was the focus of an intense weekend search for four people, including two children, lost after rushing waters caused by torrential rains swamped the vehicles they were travelling in. RCMP Cpl.
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One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology

One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology

FRANKFORT, Ky.
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Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders

Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and around the Kamloops area expanded rapidly to 18 square kilometres in size on Sunday as it moved closer to the city limits.
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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

An intense heat wave has reached Italy, bringing temperatures close to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in many cities across the country. Associated Press photographer Andrew Medichini captured tourists cooling off at a fountain.
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UK political parties are getting the jitters over green policies after a special election verdict

UK political parties are getting the jitters over green policies after a special election verdict

LONDON (AP) — Environmentalists cautioned Britain’s main political parties on Sunday not to water down their climate change promises after a special election result widely seen as a thumbs-down from voters to a tax on polluting cars.
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B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

It is only a little bird, weighing a few ounces, but the marbled murrelet is known for its remarkable ability to fly far out to sea to catch fish before returning in the darkness of night to inland treetop nests on mossy limbs.
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Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion

Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion

PHOENIX (AP) — Heat never scared me before.
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Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

HALIFAX — Two children were among four people reported missing Saturday after a long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, washing away roads and bridges amid widespread flooding.
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