The bushfires ignited as an intense heatwave swept southern Australia, creating the most dangerous conditions since the "Black Summer" blazes from late 2019 to early 2020....
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Jamie Siminoff hopes teaming up with Watch Duty will help fight wildfires like the one that tore through the Pacific Palisades and burned down the garage that he founded Ring out of in 2012. Shelby Mo...
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Palisades, CA - January 06: An aerial view of empty lots and homes under construction in the Palisades fire zone on the one year anniversary in Pacific Palisades Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Allen J. Schabe...
Since the mercury dropped on Monday, five people have died in France and one woman in Bosnia as heavy snow and rain sparked floods and power outages across the Balkans....
First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding....
Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia's "data center alley," filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for larg...
Hong Kong’s forecaster has issued its first cold weather warning of the season on New Year’s Day as temperatures are expected to fall to a low of 12 degrees Celsius (53.6 Fahrenheit) in urban areas on...
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Authorities have warned of heavy rainfall, especially in Los Angeles, and issued evacuation warnings....
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A car sits buried in mud after flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. Wally Skalij/AP Photo An atmospheric storm caused heavy rain across Southern California over Christmas. The Nati...
Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste — and why do single-use items still pile up in takeaway restaurants, shops and the environment?...
Rippling's CPO said he prefers to understaff than overstaff all his projects. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rippling's product chief Matt MacInnis says he deli...
Much public transport has ground to a halt after several areas in France were hit by a heavy snowfall on January 7. Forty percent of flights were cancelled in Paris' main airport Charle de Gaulle, and...
Craig was one of the last remaining elephants identified as super tuskers in Africa, but also became a symbol for conservation....
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📋 Key Facts ✓ The Interior Department ordered the pause of five wind power projects in the Atlantic. ✓ One project provided cheap elect...