John strengthens to a Category 3 hurricane before landfall in southern Mexico tonight
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — John strengthens to a Category 3 hurricane before landfall in southern Mexico tonight.
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The TelegraphLast member of child-eating wolf pack beaten to death in India
Villagers in India have beaten to death a wolf believed to be the last of a six-member pack that killed nine people, eight of them children, wildlife officials said on Sunday.
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Vietnam factory fire destroys thousands of electric vehicles
STORY: :: A factory fire has destroyed thousands of electric vehicles in Vietnam :: Lang Son province, Vietnam :: October 4, 2024The factory belonged to DK Bike, which manufactures electric bicycles and electric motorcycles, as well as 50cc small-displacement motorcycles according to their website.State broadcaster VTV aired footage of firefighters working at the scene shortly after the fire broke out on the second floor of the factory, which spread to other parts of the facility due to the intensity.No casualties were reported as the fire occurred outside working hours, but the vehicles in storage and most of the machinery at the factory were completely destroyed. Vietnamese police are investigating the cause of the accident.
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About 100 rescued elephants escape flash floods at popular sanctuary in northern Thailand, two killed in evacuation
Flash floods swept through a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, killing two elephants and forcing the evacuation of about 100 more alongside dozens of tourists, amid urgent pleas for help.
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Thai animal rights group defends zoo against PETA’s Moo Deng abuse claims
The Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) is defending Khao Kheow Open Zoo against the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) accusation of animal abuse against Moo Deng, an internet-famous baby pygmy hippo. In multiple Facebook posts, PETA alleged that the zoo based in Chonburi province has been exploiting the 2-month-old female hippo for entertainment and profit. What PETA is saying: In a Sept. 20 post, PETA Asia published a statement from its senior vice president, Jason Baker, who condemned Moo Deng’s captivity and called on zoos to prioritize conservation efforts that protect animals in nature.
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Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand
Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated hotels through knee-high muddy water and shops closed in the city centre. In the centre of Chiang Mai, people waded through brown floodwaters in the night bazaar, and water flowed into the central train station, which has now been closed.
- The Guardian
Canada’s carbon tax is popular, innovative and helps save the planet – but now it faces the axe
As prime minister Justin Trudeau trails in polls, opposition seek to persuade voters environmental policy is a burden
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Cool, crisp days of autumn delayed as October temperatures expected to be above normal for Waterloo region
September was warm and dry here in Waterloo region and weather experts say the next few weeks will likely bring similar conditions.Frank Seglenieks is a water resources engineer and the co-ordinator of the E.D. Soulis Memorial Weather Station at the University of Waterloo. He says a two-week "really hot streak" during September saw temperatures at 5 C above what the normals are for this year. Overall, the month was about 1.5 C warmer than the average.While it was warm, Seglenieks noted there wer
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Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity
Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world's worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change. The often African-owned companies operate in areas where the vast majority of people live disconnected from the electricity grid, and offer products ranging from solar-powered lamps that allow children to study at night to elaborate home systems that power kitchen appliances and plasma televisions. Central and West Africa have some of the world’s lowest electrification rates.
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Hampshire zoo welcomes new endangered red panda
The seven-year-old female is settling into life at Marwell Zoo in Winchester.
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Pumpkin farmer carves out plan for Halloween waste
A farmer has encouraged people to avoid buying plastic decorations and stop wasting real pumpkins.
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Meteorologist shows predicted path of Tropical Storm Milton
Tropical Depression 14 formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning and is expected to become Tropical Storm Milton in the next 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center says. CNN meteorologist Elise Raffa reports.
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Black bear hit and killed while trying to eat pancakes in Tennessee
A black bear was hit and killed while trying to eat pancakes on the side of a road, an animal rescue group said. Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR), based just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, said the bear was struck by a vehicle near the city of Townsend. On Wednesday, the rescue group said it was "able to identify that this bear was male and further, what had enticed him to get so close to a dangerous, busy road in the first place - human food".
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Floods and landslides leave 18 dead in Bosnia
Towns and villages are cut off and homes almost submerged by flash floods in central Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Rescuers save Tennessee dog stranded 20 feet high in tree after Hurricane Helene floods
The dog’s family says her rescue ‘brought a light at the end of the tunnel’
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First it was the dodo – now scientists want to resurrect the giant bear and jumbo beaver
A giant bear from the Ice Age and a 5ft-tall beaver could be next in line for resurrection by de-extinction scientists.
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Hurricane Helene Exposed Major Problems With FEMA. Now Homeowners Will Foot the Bill.
FEMA’s flood maps are incomplete and outdated. The result: Many Americans don’t have the insurance they need.
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‘Here we go again’: Milton becomes a hurricane and is expected to strengthen as Floridians reel from Helene
Communities in Florida are preparing to get hit head-on by a potential Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state — killing 20 people, leaving thousands without power and paving a trail of wreckage.
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Businesses say Australia’s economy depends on the environment. Will Labor’s ‘nature-positive’ summit help?
Financial leaders have urged the country to focus on protecting and restoring nature – but details remain thin on the ground
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‘Reconnecting with our glorious woodlands’: why we should all get out into the forest
With the leaves turning golden, now is the time to visit the woods, says the author of a new book, and perhaps learn how to better protect them too
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‘The power of water.’ How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left communities in ruins
A week after Hurricane Helene roared through, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.