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Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city

Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital. Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of Juneau.
Faith-based environmental groups take on fossil fuels as 'a sacred duty'

Faith-based environmental groups take on fossil fuels as 'a sacred duty'

(RNS) — In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of banking, met with four religious environmental activists to discuss the company’s record on fossil fuel investment.
In Helene's and Milton's wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul

In Helene's and Milton's wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul

(RNS) — This past Sunday, worshippers returned to Biltmore Church, a megachurch in Asheville, North Carolina, for the first time in person after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina. It was bittersweet, said Bruce Frank, the church’s pastor.
Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail

Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed, authorities said.

Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed, authorities said.
Chumash people in California to co-steward marine sanctuary in historic partnership

Chumash people in California to co-steward marine sanctuary in historic partnership

For more than 10,000 years, Native Americans have been living along California’s central coast, an area of breathtaking beauty with stunning turquoise waters rich in biodiversity.
Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations

Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland , where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters sto
Groundwater at Eagle Gold mine in Yukon shows high cyanide levels

Groundwater at Eagle Gold mine in Yukon shows high cyanide levels

The Yukon government says groundwater samples at the site where a mine's ore containment facility failed in June "continue to reveal high levels of cyanide.
North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout

North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout

RALEIGH, N.C.
B.C. faces a rain-soaked election day after a campaign drenched in negativity

B.C. faces a rain-soaked election day after a campaign drenched in negativity

Election day coincides with an atmospheric river system that is dumping heavy rain across much of the province.
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