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Storm tracker group confirms rare tornado touchdown on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

Storm tracker group confirms rare tornado touchdown on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

When Lynn Smith set out for a routine trip from her home in Halfmoon Bay to Sechelt on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast on Monday, she turned on her camera to send a video to a cousin who lives in the United States.
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Wyoming moves ahead with selling land in Grand Teton National Park to federal government for $100M

Wyoming moves ahead with selling land in Grand Teton National Park to federal government for $100M

CHEYENNE, Wyo.
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Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage

Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage

MADRID (AP) — The catastrophic torrential rains that overflowed rivers and normally dry canals in eastern Spain last week triggered flash floods that submerged entire communities and killed scores of people.
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Study: killer whales at elevated risk for serious immune-system, reproductive issues

Study: killer whales at elevated risk for serious immune-system, reproductive issues

HALIFAX — A new study says persistent organic pollutants in waters off Canada’s East Coast are “dangerously high” for killer whales and put them at an elevated risk for serious immune-system and reproductive problems.
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Environment commissioner says Canada on track to miss 2030 emissions targets

Environment commissioner says Canada on track to miss 2030 emissions targets

OTTAWA — Canada is still not on track to meet its commitments under the Paris climate agreement, federal Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco said in a new report on Thursday.
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Wyoming moves ahead with selling land in Grand Teton National Park to federal government for $100M

Wyoming moves ahead with selling land in Grand Teton National Park to federal government for $100M

CHEYENNE, Wyo.
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Ten of thousands left without power as winter storm rolls over New Mexico

Ten of thousands left without power as winter storm rolls over New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year

AGUA CLARA, Brazil (AP) — Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years.
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Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage

Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage

MADRID (AP) — The catastrophic torrential rains that overflowed rivers and normally dry canals in eastern Spain last week triggered flash floods that submerged entire communities and killed scores of people.
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Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars

Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars

Carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years, with most of those small planes spewing more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in about two hours of flying than the average person does in about a year, a new study finds.
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