Jun 12 Thieves are taking electric vehicle charging cables for the copper wires. It’s another obstacle to selling Americans on EVs By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The price of copper is near a record high on global markets, which means criminals stand to collect rising sums of cash from selling the material. Continue reading
Jun 11 Frequent and devastating floods take toll on Mississippi River communities that once thrived By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter, Camille Fasset, Associated Press Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 5:26 As temperatures rise, schools without AC struggle to keep students healthy and learning By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson Studies show that in more places in the United States, there are now more days hotter than 80 degrees during the school year than there were in 1970. Schools that can’t afford air conditioning are struggling with overheated classrooms, which… Continue watching
Jun 07 Everything you need to know about the invasive Joro spider By Melina Walling, Associated Press invasive, brightly colored, orb-weaving arachnids that have been spreading in the U.S. for the past several years — have captured the public's interest and horror once again. Continue reading
Jun 07 Records tumble as early heat wave scorches Southwest U.S. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press New record highs Thursday included 113 in Phoenix, 111 in Las Vegas and 122 in Death Valley National Park. Continue reading
Jun 05 UN secretary-general calls for tax on ‘windfall’ profits of fossil fuel companies profits to help fund fight against climate change By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Guterres decried fossil fuel companies as the "godfathers of climate chaos."… Continue reading
Jun 03 4 people have died in floods in southern Germany. The situation could get worse By Associated Press Persistent heavy rain led to widespread flooding in the southern states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg over the weekend. Continue reading
Jun 03 Sri Lanka closes schools as floods and mudslides leave 10 dead and 6 others missing By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Heavy downpours have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country since Sunday, flooding homes, fields and roads, and forcing authorities to cut electricity as a precaution. Continue reading
Jun 01 Panama prepares to relocate Indigenous residents of island threatened by rising seas By Matías Delacroix, Juan Zamorano, Associated Press The Gunas of Gardi Sugdub are the first of 63 communities along Panama’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts that government officials and scientists expect to be forced to relocate by rising sea levels in the coming decades. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 6:32 What’s behind recent extreme heat events and record high temperatures By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins, Azhar Merchant Temperatures in New Delhi, India, where 35 million people live, reached 122 degrees Fahrenheit, leading to heat-related deaths and illnesses. In Mexico, howler monkeys have been dying off in 100-degree heat, and in the U.S., Miami just recorded its hottest… Continue watching