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PG&E shuts power off to thousands in Northern California amid strong winds

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — About 13,000 customers in Northern California woke up without electricity Friday after Pacific Gas and Electric shut off power to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires amid dry weather and strong winds expected to last th
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Afro-Colombians fight the effects of gold mining through biodiversity projects in a violent region

Afro-Colombians fight the effects of gold mining through biodiversity projects in a violent region

SAN ISIDRO, Colombia (AP) — In an outdoor classroom surrounded by snake specimens preserved in jars, teacher Melqui Mosquera proudly talks about the nature reserve he set up in a Colombian region environmentally devastated by illegal mining.
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Two days of torrential rain bring major flooding to central France

Two days of torrential rain bring major flooding to central France

PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister said Friday that firefighters and other rescuers have been involved in about 2,300 operations, some of them lifesaving, in what appears to be the biggest flooding in 40 years in central France.
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Diablo and Santa Ana winds are to descend on California and raise wildfire risk

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major "diablo wind" — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — is expected to whip up across Northern California on Thursday evening, causing humidity levels to drop and raising the risk of wildfires.
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Flooding in central France submerges rail and road links

PARIS (AP) — Torrential rains and flooding submerged roads and railways in central France on Thursday, disrupting transportation in the region.
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Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia hindered because of armed groups, report finds

Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia hindered because of armed groups, report finds

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Armed groups operating in Colombia's Amazon are tightening their grip on the region and that's stalling government efforts to tackle deforestation, according to a think tank report Thursday.
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Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds

Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Armed groups operating in Colombia's Amazon are tightening their grip on the region and that's stalling government efforts to tackle deforestation, according to a think tank report Thursday.
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Battleground North Carolina sees strong early voting, despite obstacles created by Helene

Battleground North Carolina sees strong early voting, despite obstacles created by Helene

ASHEVILLE, N.C.
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What to know about red tide after Florida's back-to-back hurricanes

What to know about red tide after Florida's back-to-back hurricanes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast who weathered back-to-back hurricanes now have something else to keep an eye on -– a possible plume of harmful algae in the waters off the state’s southwest coast.
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Florida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes

Florida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — When a hurricane sets its sights on Florida, storm-weary residents may think of catastrophic wind, hammering rain and dangerous storm surge. Mounds of sand swallowing their homes? Not so much.
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