Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent years
Read full article: Images highlight just how drastic change in Great Lakes ice coverage has been in recent yearsIce coverage for all the Great Lakes was at historical lows, with the coldest of the lakes — Lake Superior — having just 1% ice coverage as of Tuesday. The historical average is 40%.
Sweden's plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders
Read full article: Sweden's plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herdersAn expanding iron-ore mine and a deposit of rare-earth minerals are fragmenting the land in northern Sweden and altering ancient reindeer migration routes.
Peru rejects creation of Amazon reserve to protect uncontacted tribes, drawing Indigenous outcry
Read full article: Peru rejects creation of Amazon reserve to protect uncontacted tribes, drawing Indigenous outcryPeru’s Congress has rejected a long-delayed proposal to create the Yavari Mirim Indigenous Reserve.
Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
Read full article: Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty worldScientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.
A Democratic governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics
Read full article: A Democratic governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politicsNorth Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is taking a more collaborative approach with Republican opponents in his first eight months in office despite disagreeing with them on many issues.
India’s solar industry, aiming to compete with China, finds strength as US tariffs hit home
Read full article: India’s solar industry, aiming to compete with China, finds strength as US tariffs hit homeIndia’s clean energy appetite is helping the country’s solar power industry wean itself off imported Chinese parts and continue growing even as it faces a tougher sell to its biggest foreign customer, the United States.
Lorena is downgraded to a tropical storm but still poses a flooding and mudslide threat to Mexico
Read full article: Lorena is downgraded to a tropical storm but still poses a flooding and mudslide threat to MexicoLorena has weakened to a tropical storm, but forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides in parts of Mexico's Baja California peninsula.
The worst drought in decades is threatening Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war
Read full article: The worst drought in decades is threatening Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil warThe eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are in the grips of one of their worst droughts in decades, which is drying rivers and lakes, shriveling crops and even leading to water cutoffs in major cities.
Kapalua golf course without irrigation for 7 days under worsening water restrictions
Read full article: Kapalua golf course without irrigation for 7 days under worsening water restrictionsKapalua Golf Resort has been without irrigation water for seven days as it grows worried about keeping the Plantation course in shape for the PGA Tour season opener.
States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm
Read full article: States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farmRhode Island, Connecticut and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states are suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project.
Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires
Read full article: Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfiresThe federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and killed 17 people.
Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiral
Read full article: Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiralThe world's largest iceberg, A23A, is breaking into smaller pieces and may not last beyond November.
Half a million people flee their homes in Pakistan’s Punjab to escape flooding
Read full article: Half a million people flee their homes in Pakistan’s Punjab to escape floodingOfficials say rivers are swelling to dangerous levels in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, forcing more than half a million people to flee their homes in the past 24 hours.
Powerful rain and floods devastate northern India as experts blame climate change
Read full article: Powerful rain and floods devastate northern India as experts blame climate changeHeavy rains have led to some of the worst flooding and landslides in decades in large parts of Northern India.
300,000 more people evacuated in eastern Pakistan after a new Indian flood alert
Read full article: 300,000 more people evacuated in eastern Pakistan after a new Indian flood alertOfficials say nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the past 48 hours from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, bringing the total number displaced since last month to 1.3 million.
Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
Read full article: Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study findsA new study says climate change has made extreme weather conditions, like those fueling wildfires in the Iberian Peninsula, 40 times more likely.
About 100 bodies recovered from landslide-hit village in Sudan's Darfur as pope urges help
Read full article: About 100 bodies recovered from landslide-hit village in Sudan's Darfur as pope urges helpSearch teams have recovered around 100 bodies from a remote village in Sudan's Darfur region after a landslide devastated the area over the weekend.
June Cleaver the loggerhead turtle is released into the ocean off Florida after rehab
Read full article: June Cleaver the loggerhead turtle is released into the ocean off Florida after rehabMarine biologists on Florida's Space Coast have released June Cleaver, a 230-pound loggerhead turtle, back into the ocean.
Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought
Read full article: Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thoughtA new study says the world has far fewer places to securely store carbon dioxide deep underground than previously thought, steeply lowering its potential to help stem global warming.
India warns Pakistan of more cross-border flooding due to heavy monsoon rains
Read full article: India warns Pakistan of more cross-border flooding due to heavy monsoon rainsIndia has warned Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding for the second time in as many weeks as monsoon deluges cause death and widespread destruction in both countries.
Pakistan's Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at risk
Read full article: Pakistan's Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at riskPakistan’s eastern Punjab province is experiencing its worst flood in history, according to a senior official.
Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
Read full article: Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastlineThousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, and many of them will arrive at beaches where swimming is not advised because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination.
Cruise industry group sues to challenge Hawaii's tourism tax designed to deal with climate change
Read full article: Cruise industry group sues to challenge Hawaii's tourism tax designed to deal with climate changeA lawsuit challenges Hawaii's new tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, claiming it is unconstitutional.
Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fall
Read full article: Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fallOregon lawmakers gathered in Salem on Friday for a special session focused on transportation funding.
EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump
Read full article: EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under TrumpThe Environmental Protection Agency has fired at least eight employees who signed a letter criticizing the agency’s leadership under Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump.
California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits
Read full article: California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profitsCalifornia energy regulators are postponing implementation of a penalty on oil companies if their profits climb too high.
New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting music
Read full article: New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting musicResidents of New Orleans are marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast.