From Catholic saints to Persian rulers: How are hurricanes named?
Cyclone Dana made landfall in Odisha state on India’s eastern coast on Thursday night with maximum sustained winds of about ...
Tag: environment
Volkswagen’s Scout Motors reveals first EVs, plans for plug-in hybrids
Scout Terra pickup truck and Scout Traveler SUV conceptsScoutNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors revealed its first electric vehicles Thursday ...
Chikungunya surge in Pakistan: What we know about the mosquito-borne virus
Hospitals in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, are brimming with chikungunya virus patients. Major government hospitals throughout the city are reporting ...
Deadly Heat
Fault Lines examines the danger of extreme heat in Florida for workers while politicians roll back protections.As temperatures rise around ...
Why are victims of a Brazil dam disaster suing miner BHP in a London court?
Global mining giant BHP faces billions of dollars in potential damages payouts over Brazil’s worst environmental disaster nine years ago, ...
Southeast Asia deepening dependence on fossil fuels, think tank warns
ASEAN’s 10 members met the entirety of region’s rise in electricity demand last year through fossil fuels, report says.Southeast Asia ...
Brazil victims of mining disaster take BHP to court in London
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster have turned to a United Kingdom court for compensation, almost nine years after tonnes ...
Eutelsat uses SpaceX rocket to launch first satellites after merger
SpaceX logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEutelsat, the world's third-biggest ...
Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered
Atlantic salmon populations in England and Wales have plummeted to unprecedented lows, according to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for ...
Port of LA cargo rail congestion hits two-year high ahead of holidays
A freight engine and shipping containers are viewed in a Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal rail yard on November 21, 2022 ...
Google signs deal with nuclear company as data center power demand surges
People take photos in front of a giant Google logo at Google's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on ...
Is the significant rise in life expectancy finally slowing down? Why?
The sharp rise in life expectancy over the past century is finally slowing down – and will stop when the ...
Biden surveys Hurricane Milton destruction in Florida, pledges support
United States President Joe Biden has promised to provide continued support to Florida communities affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene ...
As Florida reels, focus turns to restoring power, assisting victims in Hurricane Milton’s wake
Water begins to recede from flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024.Bryan R. Smith ...
Hurricane Milton unleashes unusually violent tornadoes rivaling Great Plains
Dozens of tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they braced for heavy rain, strong winds ...
Rep. Barragán wants to electrify America’s busiest container port. Here’s why this matters to Latino voters
Climate change is not a future threat—it impacts communities across the United States right now, including Latino communities. Whether it’s ...
Over 1 billion tons of radioactive waste is in Hurricane Milton’s path
As Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida’s west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists are worried it could ...
At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai
The city’s Ping River bursts its banks after reaching its highest level in 50 years.At least three people have been ...
Mining giant Rio Tinto in talks to buy U.S. lithium producer Arcadium
This is a photograph of a Rio Tinto mining helmet taken on 2 Jun. 2020.Aaron Bunch | Getty ImagesThe world's ...
GM halts production at two major U.S. plants due to Hurricane Helene
Line workers work on the chassis of full-size General Motors pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly plant on June 12, ...
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