New Evacuations Ordered in Greece as High Winds and Heat Fuel Wildfires July 25, 2023 By Michael Varaklas and Derek Gatopoulos RHODES, Greece (AP) — A weeklong wildfire on the Greek resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more...
Europe Wildfire Risk Heightened by Early Heat Waves, Drought June 23, 2022 By Ciaran Giles and Derek Gatopoulos MADRID (AP) — Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and...
UN Sets 5-Year Goal to Broaden Climate Early Warning Systems March 24, 2022 By Jamey Keaten GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the United Nations announced a project Wednesday to put every person on Earth in...
Supply Chain Problems Threaten Utility’s Power Supplies October 11, 2021 By Kevin Robinson-Avila ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When Public Service Co. of New Mexico abandons the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in June,...
Once-in-50-Year Heat Waves Now Happening Every Decade – U.N. Climate Report August 9, 2021 By Jake Spring Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade because...
Revamped EPA Website Shows Increased Climate Change Risks May 14, 2021 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) — After a gap of more than four years, the Environmental Protection Agency is relaunching a website highlighting...
Worst-Ever Arctic Fires Released Record Amount of CO2 September 3, 2020 By Laura Millan Lombrana The Arctic has experienced the worst fire season on record for the second year in a row, with giant wildfires...
Doing Business in California Costs One Blackout a Week October 28, 2019 By Mark Chediak It was only expected to happen a couple times a year — and just as a last resort. That’s what...
Scientists Eye Longer-Term Forecasts of U.S. Heat Waves October 30, 2013 Scientists have fingerprinted a distinctive atmospheric wave pattern high above the Northern Hemisphere that can foreshadow the emergence of summertime...