Environment

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Vietnam evacuates thousands and shuts airports as Typhoon Bualoi makes landfall

Typhoon Bualoi Strikes: Thousands Evacuated, Airports Closed in Vietnam

Vietnam Initiates Mass Evacuations and Closes Airports in Response to Typhoon Bualoi Vietnam has launched a large-scale evacuation, moving thousands ...

Tropical Storm Imelda forms near Bahamas and is expected to become a hurricane in coming days

Imminent Hurricane Alert: Tropical Storm Imelda Set to Escalate Near Bahamas!

Tropical Storm Imelda Emerges Close to Bahamas, Anticipated to Escalate to Hurricane Status The meteorological community is closely monitoring Tropical ...

A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand’s annual bird election

Ruthless Raptor Devours Competition: Wins New Zealand’s Annual Bird Election!

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s beloved annual bird contest sees a variety of participants, ranging from playful parrots ...

Tropical storm from former Typhoon Bualoi rips through Vietnam and kills at least 12 people

Deadly Tropical Storm Bualoi Hits Vietnam: 12 Dead in Devastating Aftermath

Storm Devastation in Vietnam Following Former Typhoon Bualoi Vietnam has recently been struck by a severe tropical storm, which originally ...

Namibia sends hundreds of soldiers to help battle huge wildfire in Etosha National Park

Namibia Deploys Soldiers to Combat Massive Etosha Park Wildfire: Urgent Response Underway

Namibia Deploys Troops to Combat Massive Wildfire in Etosha National Park Namibia has mobilized a substantial number of military personnel ...

2 killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda

Deadly Tropical Storm Imelda Hits Cuba, Hurricane Humberto Looms Over Bahamas, Bermuda

Hurricane Humberto Looms Over Bermuda, Tropical Storm Imelda Affects Bahamas As meteorological concerns escalate, Bermuda is bracing for the impact ...

Melting makeup, sweaty tuxes and overheating guests are shifting summer weddings

Summer Weddings Transform: Melting Makeup, Sweaty Tuxes, Overheating Guests!

NEWTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Having both been raised with a fondness for camping, Tyler Jones and Kayla McDonald decided that ...

High in India’s Himalayan mountains, yak herders struggle to survive a warming world

Climate Crisis in the Himalayas: Yak Herders Battle Survival as Temperatures Rise

In the remote mountains of Ladakh, India, Tsering Dolma balances her 1-year-old son on her back while guiding a group ...

Habitat loss and climate change make it tough to be an amphibian. Some humans are helping

Amphibians Struggle with Habitat Loss and Climate Change: How Some Humans are Fighting Back

HONEOYE, N.Y. (AP) — On a damp evening in March, John Bateman dons his boots and headlamp and makes his ...

‘All kinds of nutty about climate.’ New York’s Rochester draws residents fleeing extreme weather

Climate Refugees Flock to Rochester: New York City Offers Safe Haven from Extreme Weather

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — After experiencing severe wildfires throughout Southern California in 2020, Jasmin Singer and her spouse, Moore Rhys, ...