Lake Mead along the Colorado River hits record-low water level
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its…
Farmers in Kenya dispute suspected cyanide poisoning of 16 elephants
KIMANA, Kenya (AP) — The carcass of one elephant lies on a dusty road, while another has been…
Romania rushes to sink barges in Danube to keep nuclear power plant running
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania raced on Thursday to sink four barges laden with rock into the Danube…
Man accused of sparking a Spokane wildfire told police he planned it for weeks
A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings…
Trump administration is ending more wind power projects by buying leases
An offshore wind company said Thursday that it reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to…
Korean Peninsula and Japan bake under record heat wave
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman…
Trump blames Canada for fires but experts point to climate change
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and…
China craves this smelly fruit. But Malaysian farmers are fighting the weather to grow enough
KARAK, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian durian orchard owner Stephen Chow’s workers spend hours in the fields in the…
Italy issues highest heat advisory as Europe faces record temperatures
ROME (AP) — Italy placed all of its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a…
Temperatures hit record highs in Slovakia and Austria
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Temperatures in Central Europe soared to extreme levels again on Wednesday with Slovakia and…
Photos of the Fuego volcano erupting and evacuations in Guatemala
SAN JUAN ALOTENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — Hundreds of people were evacuated after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted, sending ash,…
Teams on foot search for bodies of climbers killed in Pakistan avalanche
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Teams in Pakistan searched on foot for the remains of 10 climbers killed in an…