As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake
RIO DE JANEIRO — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking…
Mississippi homeowner shoots escaped monkey
One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot…
Climate change fuels Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification to Category 5
The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less…
Storm Melissa turns into hurricane, threatens northern Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane…
Beyond panda diplomacy: Golden monkeys from China debut at European zoos
With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s…
Tropical Storm Melissa threatens flooding in northern Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti, Jamaica and…
Report says US electronic waste is menacing Southeast Asia
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas,…
American e-waste causing ‘hidden tsunami’ in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas,…
Rarest whales show promising population growth, scientists report
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of…
Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station
Polar bears that have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia’s far eastern coast were intimately…
Republicans target law that protects whales, seals and polar bears
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental…
Living near lions in Kenya, and trying to stay safe
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — This year, less than a kilometer from where I live, a girl named Peace…