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Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy's northeast

Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy's northeast

JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo.
Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in Nepal

Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dozens of rescuers searched the banks of a mountain river Wednesday looking for people missing after monsoon floods swept away Nepal's main bridge connecting to the country to China and caused at least nine deaths.
New Mexico village rebuilds all over again after record-breaking flash flood kills 3

New Mexico village rebuilds all over again after record-breaking flash flood kills 3

RUIDOSO, N.M.
Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rains

Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rains

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s farms and replenishing its rivers.
Wisconsin and Minnesota Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfire smoke

Wisconsin and Minnesota Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfire smoke

WASHINGTON — Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states. In a Tuesday letter to Ambassador to the U.S.
An entire house swept downstream in New Mexico floods seen as a symbol of the devastation

An entire house swept downstream in New Mexico floods seen as a symbol of the devastation

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Residents were glued to the windows at a riverside brewery in Ruidoso, New Mexico, as a flash flood swept through town, carrying rocks and debris.
Flash flooding that killed 3 leaves New Mexico village heartbroken, anxious as cleanup begins

Flash flooding that killed 3 leaves New Mexico village heartbroken, anxious as cleanup begins

RUIDOSO, N.M.
First Nations call for Ontario environment minister's resignation

First Nations call for Ontario environment minister's resignation

TORONTO — Several dozen First Nations in Ontario called for the resignation of the province's environment minister Wednesday after he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.
What flood insurance does and does not cover

What flood insurance does and does not cover

SEATTLE (AP) — Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S.
Historic rainfall leads to deadly flooding in New Mexico: a timeline of emergency alerts

Historic rainfall leads to deadly flooding in New Mexico: a timeline of emergency alerts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three people died in flooding Tuesday as New Mexico's Rio Ruidoso's banks swelled amid the summer rainy season.