Focus on Weather
Brazil storms: Rescuers race to find people trapped, deluge death toll at 20
Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains...
Irish aid worker: Malawi faces existential threat from climate change
An Irish aid worker living in Malawi has said that climate change is posing an “existential threat” that could leave parts of the...
Malawians dare to hope in face of David-Goliath climate struggle
There is a saying in Malawi that if children eat from the fig tree, their parents are the ones who will get sick....
Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures,...
Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable
This winter marked the shortest ice road season anyone can remember on Temagami First Nation. There were just 11 days when the road...
In Uganda, bamboo has government’s backing as a crop with real growth potential
ALONG RIVER RWIZI, Uganda (AP) — Along a stretch of bush by a muddy river, laborers dug and slashed in search of bamboo...
Southeast Brazil battered by downpours, over a dozen killed
A powerful storm has claimed at least 13 lives in southeastern Brazil, particularly in the mountainous parts of Rio de Janeiro state, where...
‘Taylor Swift effect’ aims to provide water during Brazil’s life-threatening heat waves
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond for years had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro’s need for...
California work safety board approves indoor heat rules, but another state agency raises objections
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As global warming raises temperatures, a California work safety board has approved standards that would require companies to protect...
A rare Czech almond grove blooms early after an unusually warm winter
HUSTOPECE, Czech Republic (AP) — Masses of white and pink blossoms in a rare almond grove in the Czech Republic appeared earlier than...
