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A million people are relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes 2 landfalls in southern China

A million people are relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes 2 landfalls in southern China

HONG KONG (AP) — A powerful typhoon made two landfalls in southern China Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt and forcing about a million people in the country’s south to leave their homes.
Jamaica's female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher program

Jamaica's female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher program

CROSS KEYS, Jamaica (AP) — Alance Wisdom got inside her home just in time to watch the ceiling of her front room collapse. As the rain rushed in, a violent wind ripped at the roof, piece by piece.
El Comandante Hernández leads ‘Tree Army’ in defense of Mexico City’s trees

El Comandante Hernández leads ‘Tree Army’ in defense of Mexico City’s trees

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Scooting on his electric skateboard through a southern Mexico City neighborhood, Arturo Hernández spots a likely target for his next action and uploads a photo to social media calling his followers to help.
Ruins of a long-sunken Greek village emerge as drought saps a vital reservoir

Ruins of a long-sunken Greek village emerge as drought saps a vital reservoir

LAKE MORNOS, Greece (AP) — Like ghosts from the past, sunken villages at the bottom of water reservoirs are not meant to be seen.
Hottest summer on record could lead to the warmest year ever measured

Hottest summer on record could lead to the warmest year ever measured

Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth's hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday.
In a landslide-stricken town in California, life is like camping with no power, gas

In a landslide-stricken town in California, life is like camping with no power, gas

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Nick Mardesic and his family are living off the power grid, so light at night comes from a flashlight, and a hot meal and shower require driving several miles to his parents’ home.
Southern China braces for powerful Typhoon Yagi after it sweeps by Hong Kong

Southern China braces for powerful Typhoon Yagi after it sweeps by Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — A powerful typhoon swept south of Hong Kong and was moving toward a Chinese island province where it was expected to make landfall Friday, forcing many aspects of life in the region to a halt.
Feeling the heat as Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer

Feeling the heat as Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer

Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth's hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday.
Elephant seals off B.C. coast used sonar equipment as 'dinner bell': Researchers

Elephant seals off B.C. coast used sonar equipment as 'dinner bell': Researchers

VICTORIA — Scientists said new research shows how northern elephant seals used sonar from a deep sea research facility off the British Columbia coast like a "dinner bell" as they hunted for prey.
Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A judge in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle from a protected area of former rainforest in the Amazon and ordered them, along with three cattle ranchers, to pay a total
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