Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters say.
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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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Rescued elephants drown as heavy flooding hits Thai tourist hub Chiang Mai
Northern Thailand has been hit by severe floods over recent weeks, with Typhoon Yagi worsening the seasonal monsoon rains
- Associated Press
Gaza is in ruins after Israel's yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
The Gaza Strip is in ruins. Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history, has killed more than 41,000 people, a little over half of them women and children, according to local health officials. “Whoever sees Gaza ... It will make them cry.”
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As Great Salt Lake dries, Utah Republicans pardon Trump climate skepticism
From his ranch on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, Joel Ferry has a front row view of climate change: a native of Utah, the Republican farmer has seen the water's surface area shrink by two-thirds in the past 40 years.Financial incentives for farmers to reduce water consumption; exploring technology that optimizes irrigation, and seeds clouds to increase rainfall; splitting the lake into two to limit its salinity: "over a billion dollars" has been invested in the past three years, he said.
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The Most Venomous Snake in the World and 19 Deadly Others
Just one bite from any of these venomous snakes could cost you your life. They're some of the deadliest snakes in the world and you don't want to mess with them.
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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.
- LA Times
4.0 earthquake that rattled SoCal was strongest in series of modest Ontario temblors
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattled parts of Southern California Sunday morning.
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IAEA team samples seawater near Fukushima plant to ensure safe release of wastewater
A team of scientists from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Fukushima on Monday as part of an annual monitoring and sampling mission to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, officials said. Japan began discharging the wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in August 2023. The plant was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, triggering meltdowns in its three reactors and large amounts of radioactive water to accumulate.
- CBC
As hurricane season ramps back up, Atlantic Canada 'somewhat protected'
Hurricanes are currently forming all across the Atlantic. (Canadian Hurricane Centre)Unexpected weather conditions slowed the formation of Atlantic hurricanes in September, but those patterns have shifted and more storms are expected in the coming weeks.But there are no immediate concerns for Atlantic Canada, said Chris Fogarty, a meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre."We are somewhat protected right now," Fogarty said."We have a big non-tropical low-pressure area coming later this we
- The Independent
Oysters are mysteriously dying off in the millions and scientists are struggling to figure out why
Oyster farms are losing millions of molluscs each year, putting livelihoods in jeopardy. Scientists are racing to understand why
- CNN
‘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.
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Trump’s new Scottish golf course to open next summer
Trump International said the links course in Aberdeenshire will be ‘unlike any other’.
- The Guardian
Sydney’s summery public holiday weather set to turn chilly, with more than 10C drop in temperature coming
A cold front is on the way for NSW, with severe thunderstorms and 90km/h winds forecast by BoM for the northern rivers and mid-north coast
- Storyful
Milton Upgraded to Category 5 Hurricane
Hurricane Milton quickly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico by the afternoon of Monday, October 7, forecasters said, citing data accumulated by Hurricane Hunter aircraft.Satellite imagery released by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University shows the large storm swirl in the Gulf of Mexico.According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm carried maximum sustained winds up to 160 mph (250 km/hr) with higher gusts. Hours earlier, forecasters said the storm had been upgraded to a Category 4.Milton was expected to bring strong winds to the Yucatan Peninsula, and heavy rainfall related to the storm would affect parts of Florida throughout Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful
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Two rescued elephants drown after flooding at popular Thailand sanctuary
Blind elephant and another female found dead as water recedes
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US disaster relief chief blasts false claims about Helene response as a 'truly dangerous narrative'
The U.S. government’s top disaster relief official said Sunday that false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal response to Hurricane Helene — spread most prominently by Donald Trump — are “demoralizing” aid workers and creating fear in people who need recovery assistance. Republicans, led by the former president, have helped foster a frenzy of misinformation over the past week among the communities most devastated by Helene, promoting a number of false claims, including that Washington is intentionally withholding aid to people in Republican areas.
- Fortune
BMW: Greening the automotive industry is about so much more than making electric cars
BMW is looking beyond electric cars to drive sustainability, by decarbonizing its manufacturing and supply chains, using recycled materials, and promoting drivetrain flexibility.
- CNN
A black bear and her three cubs entered an elderly man’s Colorado home. He narrowly escaped with his life, officials say
An elderly man narrowly escaped with his life Thursday after a harrowing attack by a bear and her three cubs in his own home.
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Sardinia's sheep farmers battle bluetongue as climate warms
The sheep huddle together, bleeding from the nose, aborting lambs or suffocating on saliva as they succumb to bluetongue, a virus sweeping through flocks on the Italian island of Sardinia.Some 20,000 sheep have died so far this year on the island, which is home to nearly half Italy's flock and plays an important role in the production of famed Italian cheeses such as Pecorino.
- BBC
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.