Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some visitors…
US appeals court stalls Arizona land transfer for copper mining
A U.S. appeals court has temporarily blocked the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair…
Wildfires rage across Spain and Portugal as record area of land burned | Climate News
Thousands of firefighters, backed by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft, have battled more than 20 major wildfires raging across…
Cloudbursts are causing chaos in parts of India and Pakistan. Here’s what they are
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of…
Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer…
Pakistan defends flood response after hundreds killed
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern…
Explosion at US Steel’s Pittsburgh-area plant sparks questions about its future
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate…
Flash floods kill hundreds in Pakistan
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said…
Erin becomes Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean, expected to reach category 4
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin became a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean early Saturday and…
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in…
Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin nears
Lisa Bucci, Hurricane Specialist, works near screens showing Tropical Storm Erin as they continue to track its progress…
New Clues to the Mysterious Fall of the Mayan Civilization Have Been Unearthed Deep Within a Yucatán Cave
Key factors in the collapse of the Mayan civilization may have been located deep within a Mexican cave,…