Nation May 03 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: White House deems Russia is wrongfully detaining American basketball star In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration has determined that Russia is wrongfully detaining pro basketball star Brittney Griner, voters in Ohio and Indiana took to the polls, former President Trump's inaugural committee and business will pay $750,000 to…
World May 03 Brutal temperatures scorch parts of India, where shortages of coal are causing daily power outages An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, where acute power shortages are affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels. By Krutika Pathi, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press
Science Mar 01 Record-breaking heat wave in 2021 is an example of climate change’s impact in North America A deadly heat wave in the Pacific Northwest last summer offers a glimpse of the types of extreme weather that a United Nations report says will become more common in North America with worsening climate change. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Nation Aug 12 Northwest sizzles as heat wave hits many parts of U.S. People have headed to cooling centers as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under another major, multiday heat wave. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Aug 12 Days of hot weather grip Southern Europe, North Africa By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Throughout the Mediterranean region, days of hot weather already have driven people indoors at midday, spoiled crops and complicated the challenge of firefighters battling wildfires. Continue reading
Aug 11 Pacific Northwest braces for another multiday heat wave By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region's most vulnerable people. Continue reading
Aug 10 We don’t know exactly how many people are dying from heat — here’s why By Chloe Jones, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Data on heat deaths is sparse and undercounted, making it difficult to predict the impact of climate change as temperatures continue to rise. Continue reading
Aug 04 This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The founder of a disaster database maintained at a Belgian University says, "It is not only a poor country problem, it's now very obviously a rich country problem."… Continue reading
Jul 31 Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean resort of Bodrum due to the dangers posed by nearby wildfires, Turkish media reported. Continue reading