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After a glacial dam outburst destroyed homes in Alaska, a look at the risks of melting ice masses

After a glacial dam outburst destroyed homes in Alaska, a look at the risks of melting ice masses

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — People in Alaska's capital have lived for more than a decade with periodic glacial dam outbursts like the one that destroyed at least two homes over the weekend.
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A Texas man on a trip to spread his dad's ashes died of heat stroke in Utah's Arches National Park

A Texas man on a trip to spread his dad's ashes died of heat stroke in Utah's Arches National Park

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Texas man whose body was found in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a trip to spread his father’s ashes, family members said Tuesday.
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Woman seriously injured by rare shark bite off NYC's Rockaway Beach

Woman seriously injured by rare shark bite off NYC's Rockaway Beach

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was seriously injured after a shark bit through her thigh while she was swimming at a New York City beach, officials said, an unusually severe attack that appears to be without precedent in recent decades.
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Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil’s Amazon on Monday and addressed the crowd.
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Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a 'threat'

Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a 'threat'

EDMONTON — Ottawa is threatening the provinces by suggesting it will withhold federal funding from electricity projects that don't reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says Alberta's minister of environment and protected areas.
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

Amid misery, humans find a way to cope — as seen in this image of flooding following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Provinces may have to agree to Ottawa's 2035 clean power target to access funding

Provinces may have to agree to Ottawa's 2035 clean power target to access funding

OTTAWA — The federal government is to tie billions of dollars in tax credits and grants for provincial electricity projects to progress toward Ottawa's target for an emissions-free electricity grid by 2035.
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Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find

Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding shattered temperature records and an increase in the size and number of wacky weather events.
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Volunteers head off plastic waste crisis by removing tons of rubbish from Hungarian river

Volunteers head off plastic waste crisis by removing tons of rubbish from Hungarian river

TISZAROFF, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of muddy plastic bottles, chunks of Styrofoam and other waterlogged pieces of rubbish are piled onto a flatbed trailer on the banks of the Tisza River in Hungary — a metric ton of waste that was removed by hand fro
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South Korea evacuates thousands of Scouts from coastal campsite as tropical storm nears

South Korea evacuates thousands of Scouts from coastal campsite as tropical storm nears

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Carrying huge backpacks and water bottles, tens of thousands of Scouts began arriving at university dormitories, government and corporate training centers, and hotels around Seoul and other inland cities on Tuesday as the So
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