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John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House senior adviser John Podesta will add international climate policy to his job responsibilities, replacing special climate envoy John...
Norway’s most powerful storm in over 30 years rips roofs off houses, cuts power
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London for blocking oil and gas conference
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke defiantly about her mission outside court Thursday on the first day of her trial for...
What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended across the Pacific to...
Drought-stricken villages in Spain’s northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing
GUALBA, Spain (AP) — Plastic jugs in hand, Joan Torrent takes a path into the woods in search of drinking water. He fills...
Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. said Thursday that vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will delay...
