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Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park

BILLINGS, Mont.
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Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth

Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth

Driven by oceans that won't cool down, an unseasonably warm Antarctica and worsening climate change, Earth's record hot streak dialed up this week, making Sunday, then Monday, the hottest days humans have measured, according to the European climate s
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First runners reach the finish in the annual Death Valley ultramarathon called the world's toughest

First runners reach the finish in the annual Death Valley ultramarathon called the world's toughest

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.
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Vermont opens flood recovery centers as it awaits decision on federal help

Vermont opens flood recovery centers as it awaits decision on federal help

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Vermont on Wednesday opened the first of four flood recovery centers while officials waited to find out whether the state qualifies for federal help.
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A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue

A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A typhoon killed three people in Taiwan as it approached the island on Wednesday, while people trapped by rising floodwaters in the Philippines called for help in the Southeast Asian nation where at least 13 died.
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The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone

DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK, Del. (AP) — On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly.
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William & Mary expands new climate-focused major, deepens coastal research with $100 million gift

William & Mary expands new climate-focused major, deepens coastal research with $100 million gift

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — William & Mary has received a $100 million donation that aims to help the world's coastal communities adapt to changing temperatures, rising seas and more intense storms, the university announced Wednesday.
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Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended

BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany on Wednesday, forcing officials to suspend flights for a few hours, authorities said.
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Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike

Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Since the United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest recorded rainfall ever three months ago, the desert nation has issued a multitude of warnings about dengue which, activists say, has surged and struck hardest am
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Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets

Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam will let electricity-guzzling factories buy electricity from wind and solar power producers, helping big companies like Samsung Electronics meet their climate targets and relieving pressure on the country's overstrained
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