Jan 06 Amid unrelenting drought, Biden signs water bills benefiting 3 tribes in Arizona By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press President Joe Biden has approved three bills that will improve access to water for three tribes in Arizona amid an unrelenting drought. Continue reading
Jan 05 Two-thirds of glaciers are on track to disappear by 2100, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study. But if the world can… Continue reading
Jan 04 Evacuations ordered as California braces for more rain, flooding By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press As a huge storm approached California Wednesday, officials began ordering evacuations in a high-risk coastal area where mudslides killed 23 people died in 2018. Continue reading
Jan 04 Massive winter storms dump on California, Upper Midwest By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Major winter storms are dumping on California and a stretch of the Upper Midwest — as a possible tornado damaged homes in the South. Continue reading
Jan 04 From electric skates to an AI-powered bird feeder, CES 2023 will showcase latest tech By Adriana Morga, Haleluya Hadero, Cara Rubinsky, Associated Press Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:04 New MIT Museum showcases latest scientific advancements By Jared Bowen, GBH Artificial intelligence, robotics and gene sequencing are the stuff of headlines, science fiction and sometimes even our worst fears. It’s all on view at the new MIT Museum. A place where the latest scientific advancements fill galleries, but only really… Continue watching
Jan 03 Drone advances amid war in Ukraine could bring fighting robots to front lines By Frank Bajak, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a technology trend that could soon bring the world's first fully autonomous robots to the battlefield and inaugurate a new age of warfare. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 6:49 Pakistan struggles to recover from historic flooding as waters refuse to recede By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Months after historic flooding that killed more than 1,700 people, Pakistan is still struggling to recover. The UN is warning it might suspend its food support program for flood victims because it is running out of money. Fred de Sam… Continue watching
Jan 02 Unseasonably warm winter means snow shortage on Alpine slopes By Jamey Keaten, John Leicester, Associated Press Much of the Alps just don't look right for this time of year. Continue reading
Jan 02 California monitors flood conditions after powerful New Year’s Eve storm By Associated Press Flood warnings and watches are in effect in parts of Northern California in the aftermath of a powerful storm that drenched the state over New Year's weekend. Continue reading