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Hurricane Lee unleashes heavy swell on northern Caribbean as it restrengthens over open waters

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee barreled over open waters Sunday night just northeast of the Caribbean, unleashing heavy swell on several islands as it regained some strength and expanded in size.

Sep 11, 2023 5:03 AM Read more >

Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It's lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a colony of sabethes cyaneus — also known as the paddle-legged beauty for its feathery appendages and iridescent coloring — find their way to Ella Branham.

Sep 10, 2023 10:34 AM Read more >

Southern Swiss region rejects a plan to fast-track big solar parks on Alpine mountainsides

GENEVA (AP) — Voters in a southern Swiss region on Sunday rejected a plan to allow large solar parks on their sun-baked Alpine mountainsides as part of the federal government’s push to develop renewable energy sources.

Sep 10, 2023 6:58 AM Read more >

B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected

The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier in British Columbia than previous research projected, and experts say the record-shattering 2023 season must serve as a springboard for action.

Sep 10, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year

PHOENIX (AP) — How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured , the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius).

Sep 9, 2023 4:58 PM Read more >

Greek authorities say a 77-year-old man is 11th victim of flooding. At least 6 people are missing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The body of a missing 77-year-old man was found Saturday, raising the death toll from floods in central Greece to 11, authorities said. The number of missing increased to six, but there could be more.

Sep 9, 2023 4:02 PM Read more >

Former Olympic champion and college All-American win swim around Florida's Alligator Reef Lighthouse

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — A three-time Olympic gold medalist and a former college All-American won top honors Saturday at an annual 8-mile (13-kilometer) ocean swim around the Alligator Reef Lighthouse off the Florida Keys.

Sep 9, 2023 3:19 PM Read more >

Most of West Maui will welcome back visitors next month under a new wildfire emergency proclamation

HONOLULU (AP) — Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed on Friday by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green.

Sep 9, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

Hurricane Lee is charting a new course in weather and could signal more monster storms

ATLANTA (AP) — Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane.

Sep 9, 2023 11:38 AM Read more >

G20 agreement reflects sharp differences over Ukraine and the rising clout of the Global South

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Group of 20 top world economies added the African Union as a member at their annual summit Saturday, and host India was able to get the disparate group to sign off on a final statement, but only after softening language on the co

Sep 9, 2023 11:29 AM Read more >