Severe weather has cut power to over half a million people in the Chicago area, Indiana and Ohio.

About 100 firefighters from Mexico are expected to arrive to help battle a deadly wildfire that has forced 20,000 people from their homes and destroyed properties near Okanagan Lake in Western Canada.

Brazil's Supreme Court is set to decide cases that could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest and Indigenous communities.

The Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027, marking a big step in Vietnam’s efforts to develop its space industry.

Jackie, the bald eagle who became an internet sensation and a symbol of the species’ recovery in California, has died after being treated for an illness at a veterinary facility.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July.

At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won’t leave microplastics in the environment.

The first and only person to break the sound barrier in a car has his eye on another speed record.

Tropical Storm Dolphin has dumped heavy rain in eastern China, causing flooding after making landfall as a typhoon.

Indonesia has intensified efforts to combat wildfires that have burned more than 107,000 264,000 acres across the country during an unusually dry season.

The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.

Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria.

Indonesia is battling a growing wildfire threat during an unusually dry season, with authorities warning that drought, strong winds and the El Niño weather pattern have increased fire risks across the country.

Officials have confirmed that two pilots who crashed while fighting a wildfire in Utah are dead.

The largest reservoir in the United States has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was created some 90 years ago.

Farmers in Kenya's Kimana area that neighbors Amboseli National Park are disputing claims that 16 elephants died of cyanide poisoning saying the toxin is not present in the pesticides they use.

Police say a man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it.

Authorities say a dead body has been found inside a central California home burned by a wildfire that investigators believe was accidentally started by sparks from a chain saw.

Scientists say two dust storms that blanketed the Phoenix area in thick haze this week were among the most intense to hit the region in years.

An offshore wind company says it's reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana.

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave.

Pakistani military helicopters have airlifted the bodies of five climbers from the snow-covered slopes of Broad Peak.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest.

A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires.

Malaysian durian farmers face challenges as climate change impacts their crops.

Crews have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and windier days lie ahead.

A federal appeals court has signaled that it might not allow a lawsuit brought by New England fishing businesses and industry groups against a California aquarium to proceed because of the case’s potential impact on free speech.

A wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas west of Athens has left hundreds of animals displaced.

Temperatures in Central Europe have soared to extreme levels again, with Slovakia and Austria both having their hottest day on record.

Activists on Vancouver Island are once again trying to stop the logging of old growth forests, some of the rarest and most carbon rich ecosystems on Earth.

Clear blue skies don’t always mean smooth flying.

A record heat wave in Northeast Asia has gripped South Korea, North Korea and Japan.

Lawyers for a former Olympian charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool say that the Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case was flawed.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration improperly ended a multi-billion-dollar program for clean energy projects.

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low due to drought that World War II German battleships are emerging into view.

Firefighters are racing to exploit a break in high winds, working to strengthen containment lines on fires west of the Greek capital.

Foundations funded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched a $200 million initiative to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species.

Teams in Pakistan are searching on foot for the remains of 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on the world’s 12th-highest mountain.

Court documents show that a 37-year-old Spokane man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state’s second-largest city was questioned by law enforcement about two different blazes last year, though he wasn’t charged in either.

In a story published Aug. 5, 2026, about wells for border wall construction, The Associated Press erroneously described the location of wells used to build the structure on the border with Mexico.

Nate Rouette and his brother Nelson went shark fishing on Cape Cod hoping for an exciting catch, but were shocked by what they reeled in.

Authorities say they’ve arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of starting one of the devastating wildfires burning around Spokane, Washington.

Governments in Central and Eastern Europe are working to conserve electricity as low water levels on the Danube River threaten power plants.

Europe is grappling with a record-breaking hot and dry summer.

Greece’s fire department says the collision of two firefighting helicopters battling a major wildfire burning out of control west of Athens left two crew members dead, while another two were recovered alive.

The Netherlands and Germany are suffering the consequences of a European heat wave that has brought dought and sparked devastating wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal, Crete and elsewhere.

A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds has swept across northwest Spokane, Washington.

Dangerous heat was hitting parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in many areas.

Trout need cool water to survive.

Firefighters have contained a vast wildfire in southwestern France, allowing nearly 200,000 people to return home.

The United Nations warns that a strengthening El Nino is intensifying global weather extremes and is adding fuel to a planet that it says is already on fire.

Arizona, California and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal to stave off a crisis in the river.

Jean-François Pauner is among many volunteers helping firefighters battle wildfires in southwestern France.

Two new studies reveal climate change's fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France.

Major oil companies reported massive profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments.

The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site.

George Clooney says his family has been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France due to a nearby wildfire.

Prague Zoo has provided tons of ice to help animals beat the heat as Europe swelters in a summer heat wave.

France has allowed 84,000 evacuees to return home after a massive wildfire, signaling progress in battling the flames.

The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son.

As wildfires and successive heatwaves in France and Spain highlight climate change's impact, a severe drought is causing record low water levels on the Danube River, affecting tourism and industry.

Fifteen elephants in southern Kenya are suspected to have been poisoned by cyanide-contaminated tomatoes, according to wildlife authorities.

A new U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated threat.

Wildfires near Bordeaux are hurting the wine region's economy.

Firefighters in southwest France are battling a mega-fire four times the size of Paris.

Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive blaze four times the size of Paris, while two firefighters were killed fighting a wind-driven blaze on the Greek island of Crete.

A massive wildfire in southwest France has forced over 220,000 people to evacuate.

Experts say the world is experiencing two opposing fire trends because of human impact.

Delhi has adopted a new policy to make most new vehicles electric, aiming to improve air quality.

Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help to develop nuclear energy and create thousands of jobs.

Firefighters combating Spain's biggest wildfire on record say they have never seen a fire of such power.

Large waves are coming ashore in Hawaii thanks to Tropical Storm Fausto and in Mexico thanks to Hurricane Genevieve.

French authorities have ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate from Atlantic coast tourist sites because of wildfires.

A major interstate in Oregon was closed for some 70 miles due to wildfire.

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its towering smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said.

Major Hurricane Genevieve is roaring in the Pacific Ocean far from land while Tropical Storm Fausto increases impacts on Hawaii.

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged fire crews to “stay strong” as they battle to bring a monster wildfire under control, warning that the fight will take time.

At Indonesia’s largest landfill, Bantargebang, waste picker Nur Wencih fears a sweeping government crackdown on open dumping could threaten the livelihood that has supported her family for two decades.

Hurricane Genevieve has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm southwest of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean.

A scorching heat wave continues across the central and southern United States, leaving at least 40 million people under extreme heat warnings.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been adopted around the world.

Typhoon Noul has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland after making landfall in southern China.

A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people overnight.

Tropical Storm Genevieve has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico.

A renowned wildlife photographer says he and his wife documented the rare sight of around 300 humpback whales coming together off the coast of South Africa in what's known as a whale “supergroup.”.

A heat dome is set to expand across much of the central United States, pushing temperatures above 100 degrees from Dallas to North Dakota.

The combination of the worst snowpack on record and fast-spreading wildfires is changing the job description for ranchers in the Rocky Mountains.

France is using a massive cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants on a wildfire near the wine country city of Bordeaux.

The Trump administration has again acknowledged in court documents that it terminated $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

Virginia officials have released a scientific study on the state's groundwater supply and the possible impact of data centers after months of delays and mounting criticism.

Brazil is using forensic science to tackle illegal gold mining in the Amazon.

Tropical Storm Bertha brought heavy surf and some flooding to southern Louisiana and Texas as it came ashore on the Gulf Coast for a second time Thursday, hours before weakening to a tropical depression and then fully dissipating,

Massive forest fires are raging out of control in southwestern France and central Spain, forcing authorities to evacuate around 200,000 people.

The Ashaninka Indigenous people, who reclaimed their territory on the Brazil-Peru border decades ago, now face threats from gangs and drug traffickers.

Two people have died in flash floods caused by torrential rains in West Virginia this week.

President Donald Trump is having governors and electricity companies join a pledge aimed at shielding U.S. consumers from higher utility bills because data centers.

Riding a bicycle can be a healthy, enjoyable and affordable way to get to work.

About 20,000 people have been evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast.

Tropical Storm Bertha brought heavy surf and some flooding to southern Louisiana and Texas as it came ashore on the Gulf Coast before it was downgraded to a tropical depression.