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For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

Quinault Indian Nation, in Washington state, has spent at least a decade working to relocate hundreds of people whose homes are threatened by a rising Pacific Ocean.

Wind power expansion meets grassroots resistance in Brazil’s Northeast

Increasingly popular ‘parametric insurance’ helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather

Here’s what seems to work in Miami to keep deaths down as temperatures soar

A look at heat records that have been broken around the world

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In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change

Resigned to a fate of constant displacement, India’s river islanders return home in between floods

Corn, millet and ... rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy

To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers

Extreme heat and its impact on humans

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

Indigenous peoples: adapting to and combatting climate change

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land

Surfing in Tahiti: 2024 Paris Olympics

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?

In Teahupo’o, Tahiti, coastal village life thrives among powerful waves

The demise of the Aral Sea

On the Aral Sea, graves rise above the dust. They’re reminders of the life its waters once sustained

Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It’s taking residents’ livelihoods, too

These men once relied on the Aral Sea. Today, the dry land is a reminder of lost livelihoods

The Aral Sea has all but disappeared. But in small towns and villages, signs of life are popping up

Gulf oil spill: Workers left behind

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Takeaways from AP’s story on the BP oil spill medical settlement’s shortcomings

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

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Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn’t perfect

E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it

For farmers, watching and waiting is a spring planting ritual. Climate change is adding to anxiety

Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task

Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going

Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It’s the biggest bug emergence in centuries

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California’s kelp forests show promise

In beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl’s blow during peak tourist season

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl

With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov.

Mind the mangroves! Some Kenyans combat the threat of logging with hidden beehives

Some conservation-minded Kenyans are trying to protect threatened mangroves from loggers by hiding beehives in them.

After Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges

The misery of Houston’s lasting power outages extend beyond the big city and onto surrounding farms and ranches, where everything from animal bedding to feed is harder to come by since Hurricane Beryl turned off the lights.

The first Titanic voyage in 14 years is happening in the wake of submersible tragedy. Hopes are high

The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the ship’s wreckage in 14 years.

West Virginia school will remain open for now amid toxic groundwater fears

A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due to the town’s contaminated groundwater being added to a national cleanup priority list.

Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US

A dangerously hot summer has shaped up in the U.S. West. Extreme heat is suspected in dozens of recent deaths, including retirees in Oregon and a motorcyclist in Death Valley, California.

Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, fresh food and cool air are coming from Houston community groups that have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by extreme weather.

Small wildfire leads to precautionary evacuation of climate change research facility in Colorado

A small wildfire was burning on a trail near a Colorado facility where scientists research climate change, including worsening wildfires.

Houston hospitals report spike in heat-related illness during widespread storm power outages

Medical officials in Houston say widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl have flooded area hospitals with patients seeking treatment for heat-related illnesses and carbon monoxide poisoning due to using home generators improperly.

Chicago exhibition center modifying windows to prevent bird strikes after massive kill last year

An exhibition center on Chicago’ lakefront is modifying its windows to prevent bird strikes after hundreds of birds crashed into the building in one night last fall.

World’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it’s free to ride

The first hydrogen-powered ferry to operate commercially anywhere in the world is set to begin transporting passengers on San Francisco Bay.

Vermont floods raise concerns about future of state’s hundreds of aging dams

This week’s flooding in Vermont is adding fresh urgency to concerns about the hundreds of dams in the state.

Young person in Canada dies from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants

A young person has been found dead after being swept away by floodwaters in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia as the remnants of Hurricane Beryl swept through the province.

Furue has clubhouse lead at Evian Championship whenr storm suspends 2nd round

Japan’s Ayaka Furue is holding a three-shot clubhouse lead at the Evian Championship. The second round was suspended because of a risk of storm and lightning on Friday.

Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands

Caribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region.

California reports first wildfire death of the 2024 season as fires persist across the West

Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season.

Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — it could be more devastating than a Cat 5

Former Federal Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate has some advice for people following storms: Don’t judge their severity on how big a number they’ve been assigned.

What’s the value of planting trees? Conservation groups say a new formula can tell them.

Jenny Sanders always knew she’d follow in her father’s footsteps. Raised on Texas ranches by her wildlife biologist father, she has spent her life working to protect the environment with the Texas Wildlife Association, the Texas Agricultural Land Trust and a private ranch in South Texas.

New heat wave in Greece expected to last at least a week. North Macedonia also swelters

Greek authorities have warned of an impending weeklong heat wave during the summer tourist season, with a high risk of dangerous wildfires, as much of southern Europe swelters under high temperatures.

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