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French tourism businesses are wary of customers drying up as droughts worsen

French tourism businesses are wary of customers drying up as droughts worsen

SAINTE-CROIX du VERDON, France (AP) — At the pristine southern French lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, tourists in pedal boats and on white water rafts — and the businesses that welcome them — have been buoyed by generous rainfall and good water manag
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Farm fields don't just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much

Farm fields don't just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much

DYSART, Iowa (AP) — When Al Schafbuch cut back on plowing his Iowa fields decades ago and later began growing cover crops, he was out to save money on fertilizer and reduce erosion.
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9 bodies pulled from a flooded road tunnel in South Korea as rains cause flash floods and landslides

9 bodies pulled from a flooded road tunnel in South Korea as rains cause flash floods and landslides

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the countr
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Fewer than 2,000 Hydro-Québec customers without power after storms caused new outages

Fewer than 2,000 Hydro-Québec customers without power after storms caused new outages

MONTREAL — Fewer than 2,000 Hydro-Québec customers were without power late Sunday afternoon, as the utility continued to repair outages after a major storm on Thursday along with new outages caused by additional thunderstorms.
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Canada sees 100,000 square kilometres burned this record-breaking wildfire season

Canada sees 100,000 square kilometres burned this record-breaking wildfire season

OTTAWA — Canada's record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land scorched as blazes continue to burn out of control across the entire country.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires creates unhealthy conditions from Montana to Ohio

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency posted air quality alerts for several states stretching from Montana to Ohio on Sunday because of smoke blowing in from Canadian wildfires.
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Earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory, sending some residents to shelters

Earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory, sending some residents to shelters

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was canceled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported.
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N.W.T. researchers studying permafrost, 'the foundation on which everything is built'

N.W.T. researchers studying permafrost, 'the foundation on which everything is built'

INUVIK, N.W.T. — Off the side of the road not far from the airport in Inuvik, N.W.T., among the shrubs and spruce trees, a series of rusted metal bars are buried deep in the ground.
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Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands

Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands

MADRID (AP) — More favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the advance of a wildfire on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands that has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents, authorities said Sunday.
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US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track

PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Saturday as some cooling centers extended their hours and emergency rooms prepared to treat more people with he
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