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Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049

Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the government to back its climate goals with more concrete plans for action through 2049, handing a partial victory to climate campaigners who say the country’s failure
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Malaysia beefs up search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole a week ago

Malaysia beefs up search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole a week ago

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia's capital entered a seventh day Thursday, with the operation hampered by strong undercurrent flows and worries about oil instability after a se
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Over 100 tons of dead fish collect at Greek port after climate-related mass die-off

Over 100 tons of dead fish collect at Greek port after climate-related mass die-off

VOLOS, Greece (AP) — More than 100 tons of dead fish had been collected in and around the port of Volos, in central Greece, following a mass die-off linked to extreme climate fluctuations, authorities said Thursday.
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Tropical storm Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rains and strong winds on its crawl northeast

Tropical storm Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rains and strong winds on its crawl northeast

TOKYO (AP) — A strong storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns of flooding, landslides and extensive damage.
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Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049

Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the government to back its climate goals with more concrete plans for action through 2049, handing a partial victory to climate campaigners who say the country’s failure
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Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making their live debut

Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making their live debut

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born.
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Typhoon lashes Japan with torrential rain and strong winds on a slow crawl north

Typhoon lashes Japan with torrential rain and strong winds on a slow crawl north

TOKYO (AP) — A typhoon lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns of flooding, landslides and extensive damage.
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2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study

2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study

Planet-warming emissions released by Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires were quadruple the country's fossil fuel emissions for the previous year, and were surpassed only by the three most high-emitting countries, a new NASA study has found.
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Doctors, nurses say Alberta plan to transfer hospitals alarming and concerning

Doctors, nurses say Alberta plan to transfer hospitals alarming and concerning

EDMONTON — Alberta's doctors and nurses say they have questions and concerns about the government's plan to off-load underperforming hospitals to third-party operators. Dr.
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In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado

VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes on Sunday after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the remote region near the tiny community of Valley View.
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