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A drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future

HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man's feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca .

Jul 28, 2023 11:20 PM Read more >

Typhoon Doksuri is downgraded to tropical storm status as it leaves southern China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late Friday night after bringing heavy winds and rain that left more than a million people without power in southern China.

Jul 28, 2023 9:56 PM Read more >

Hundreds allowed to return home as wildfire crews make progress in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Evacuation orders and alerts covering hundreds of properties in southern British Columbia were rescinded or downgraded Friday as fire crews fought back against wildfires that have ravaged the province.

Jul 28, 2023 6:20 PM Read more >

Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to Philippines

BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines.

Jul 28, 2023 5:43 PM Read more >

NFL teams are adapting to unrelenting heat as training camps ramp up

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Jul 28, 2023 4:59 PM Read more >

Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Reyes sought shade under a tree in the Bronx on a day that felt like it was over 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius) because of the heat and humidity.

Jul 28, 2023 4:19 PM Read more >

Mobile homes turn deadly when tornadoes hit. This year has been especially bad, AP analysis finds

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her life, felt safe.

Jul 28, 2023 3:31 PM Read more >

Suncor tells regulator reconsidering approvals would arm industry opponents

Oilsands giant Suncor has warned the Alberta Energy Regulator that reopening a debate over mining an ecologically valuable wetland would play into the hands of industry opponents and upset the province's energy development.

Jul 28, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Enbridge, Bad River Indigenous band both appealing Line 5 court ruling in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON — The two sides in an enduring dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin are girding for battle again, this time in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Jul 28, 2023 3:14 PM Read more >

Brazil's Indigenous chief fighting to save Amazon urges President Lula to defend people's rights

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Amazon's most famous Indigenous leader called upon Brazil's president on Friday to defend the rights of Indigenous people.

Jul 28, 2023 2:51 PM Read more >