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Winds shred Southern Plains; California set to get more snow

Winds shred Southern Plains; California set to get more snow

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parts of the Southern Plains counted the injured and surveyed the damage Monday after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through, killing at least one person in Oklahoma, while some Michigan residents faced a fifth consecut
Extreme heat is a health crisis, Columbia experts say

Extreme heat is a health crisis, Columbia experts say

The record-breaking heat Earth endured during the summer of 2022 will be repeated without a robust international effort to address climate change, a panel of scientists warned Monday.
‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future

‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future

JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — Inside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heaped spoonfuls of puffed rice and ghee into a crackling fire.
‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future

‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future

JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — Inside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heaped spoonfuls of puffed rice and ghee into a crackling fire.
Waste shipments resume from Ohio toxic train derailment

Waste shipments resume from Ohio toxic train derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio began moving out again Monday, after concerns were raised during the weekend about oversight of where it was being shipped, federal officials said.
Judge upholds acquittal in 9 hurricane nursing home deaths

Judge upholds acquittal in 9 hurricane nursing home deaths

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
Energy agency: SUV growth weighs on emissions, batteries

Energy agency: SUV growth weighs on emissions, batteries

BERLIN (AP) — Ever bigger cars pose a growing problem for the environment because they produce more greenhouse gas emissions and need larger batteries than their smaller cousins, according to the International Energy Agency.
Hundreds blocked on Croatia roads as snowstorm spurs chaos

Hundreds blocked on Croatia roads as snowstorm spurs chaos

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Hundreds of people in Croatia spent the night in their cars or at gas stations and reception centers Monday after a snowstorm over the weekend caused traffic to grind to a halt and left parts of the country cut off.
Michigan power crews work, California recovers after storms

Michigan power crews work, California recovers after storms

Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power Sunday as crews continued work to restore electricity more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the greater Detroit area following last week's ice storm.
UN chief slams 'climate-wrecking' firms at human rights body

UN chief slams 'climate-wrecking' firms at human rights body

GENEVA (AP) — U.N.