A decade after Mariana dam collapse, COP30 tests Brazil’s commitment to environmental justice
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A week before what the Indigenous Krenak people now call “the death of the…
Vietnam looks to new strategies for living with extreme storms
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms…
Sea Cleaners remove 300,000 litres of rubbish from Tauranga waterways
One of the most common and stubborn items they found? Tyres. “It’s phenomenal how many we find,” he…
Deadly flooding and landslides cut off 300 communities in Mexico
TIANGUISTENGO, México (AP) — When a river that winds through the mountains of central Mexico suddenly turned into…
China’s Fujian aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (AP) — China’s newest aircraft carrier has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the navy said Friday. The…
Half a million flee homes in Pakistan to escape flooding
MUZAFFARGARH, Pakistan (AP) — Rivers are swelling to dangerous levels in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, forcing more than…
Residents urged to evacuate as Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater
Officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a…
The Seine in Paris is open for swimming. Residents embrace it as temperatures soar
PARIS — Swimming in the Seine is an increasingly popular tourist attraction in the French capital — and…
Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio river kayaking trip sparks controversy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last…
Helicopter crashes into Mississippi River in Missouri, 2 dead
EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline Thursday, then…
Search continues for missing after Oregon waterfall accident
Oregon authorities on Monday confirmed a second death following a fatal waterfall accident as search and rescue operations…
1 killed, 2 missing in Oregon waterfall accident
BEND, Ore. (AP) — One person was killed and rescuers continued searching on Sunday for two others after…