Environment News

TOKYO (AP) — A slow-moving storm has been dumping intense rains on northern Japan, swelling rivers, sending residents to shelters and disrupting traffic during a Japanese Buddhist holiday week.

Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store shelf, say experts.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman's late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A wildfire burned northeast of Athens on Sunday, darkening the sky as the smell of smoke and soot pervaded the Greek capital.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Needing a victory to keep his FedEx Cup playoffs streak alive, Matt Kuchar shot his second straight 6-under 64 on Saturday to take the second-round lead in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship.

The sun came out but the power stayed off in more than 100,000 homes and businesses across four states Saturday as Debby finally moved out of the U.S.

MONTREAL — Communities across Quebec began taking stock of the damage on Saturday a day after the remnants of Hurricane Debby knocked out power to nearly half a million residents and pummeled several parts of the province with record-breaking rainfal

MONTREAL — A study by researchers at McGill University has found that a microscopic air pollutant generated from vehicles and industry plays a role in the deaths of an estimated 1,100 people in Canada’s two biggest cities each year.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday against lithium mining in Serbia , despite officials' warnings of their alleged plot to topple populist President Aleksandar Vučić and his government.