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Reduce, reuse, recycle: Celebrating Earth Day on April 22
Read full article: Reduce, reuse, recycle: Celebrating Earth Day on April 22With the threat of global warming and climate change looming large, Earth Day encourages people to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Jacksonville native, musician Samuel Herb plants a tree for every 1K streams, releases new song on Earth Day
Read full article: Jacksonville native, musician Samuel Herb plants a tree for every 1K streams, releases new song on Earth DayHerb is preparing to plant his 1,000th tree soon and is releasing a new single, “To the Trees,” on April 22 in honor of Earth Day.
2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
Read full article: 2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats upGovernment science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring.
G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon
Read full article: G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbonEnergy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have vowed to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants.
As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dry
Read full article: As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dryA new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise.
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Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves
Read full article: Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat wavesStudents and teachers often suffer heat-related illnesses at schools in Puerto Rico, one of many places where extreme heat is disrupting children’s education more frequently.
Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds and floods part of a NC highway as it slowly moves out to sea
Read full article: Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds and floods part of a NC highway as it slowly moves out to seaHurricane Erin has battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes.
Near-term chances of an eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano now considered 'extremely low'
Read full article: Near-term chances of an eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano now considered 'extremely low'Officials have lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal.
2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin's waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks
Read full article: 2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin's waves pound North Carolina's Outer BanksTwo homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered.
Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress
Read full article: Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progressBolivia heads into an Oct. 19 runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz Pereira and right-wing ex-president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga after nearly 20 years of socialist rule.
Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
Read full article: Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia ZooThe Philadelphia Zoo is showing off 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings.
As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status
Read full article: As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal statusImmigrants face increased risks this hurricane season due to aggressive immigration enforcement.
Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire risk
Read full article: Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire riskA dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires.
Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution
Read full article: Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecutionA Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan, and some visitors to the California park face potential prosecution for participating in a demonstration.
US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mine
Read full article: US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mineA U.S. appeals court has put the brakes on the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a company that plans to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America.
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore
Read full article: Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks but expected to stay offshoreHurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents
Read full article: Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currentsHurricane Erin is churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast and stirring up waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues.
Italy's Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely
Read full article: Italy's Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotelyItaly’s Ventina glacier in northern Lombardy has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years.
Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flooding in northwest Pakistan
Read full article: Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flooding in northwest PakistanAnguished Pakistanis are searching remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll has reached 277.
Cloudbursts are causing chaos in parts of India and Pakistan. Here's what they are
Read full article: Cloudbursts are causing chaos in parts of India and Pakistan. Here's what they areCloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area.
Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heat wave
Read full article: Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heat waveSpain is deploying 500 more soldiers to help battle wildfires that have ravaged parched woodlands during a prolonged heat wave, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.
Coastal communities restoring marshes, dunes, reefs to protect against rising seas and storm surges
Read full article: Coastal communities restoring marshes, dunes, reefs to protect against rising seas and storm surgesCoastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more intense and destructive storms and leads to sea-level rise that puts tens of millions of people at risk.
Fatal explosion at U.S. Steel's plant raises questions about its future, despite heavy investment
Read full article: Fatal explosion at U.S. Steel's plant raises questions about its future, despite heavy investmentThe explosion this week at U.S. Steel's Pittsburgh-area plant has reignited debate about its future.
Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service
Read full article: Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal ServiceThe U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding.
Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm's rapid growth
Read full article: Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm's rapid growthHurricane Erin has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane but is gaining in size and raising the risk of life-threatening surf later this week along the U.S. Eastern seaboard.
Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
Read full article: Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern districtOfficials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point.