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At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting

At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East . The world economy and Ukraine's defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence could upend all our lives.
Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice

Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S.
Premiers pan green-energy plans as cold weather strains Alberta's electricity grid

Premiers pan green-energy plans as cold weather strains Alberta's electricity grid

EDMONTON — Some Prairie politicians are taking Ottawa to task over its green-energy plans amid bone-chilling low temperatures, claiming on social media that electricity grid alerts in Alberta show renewables can't be depended on when temperatures plu
Record high tide in Maine washes away 3 historic fishing shacks

Record high tide in Maine washes away 3 historic fishing shacks

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the 1800s and formed the backdrop of countless photographs.
A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby settlement

A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby settlement

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month on Sunday, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on fire. The eruption, which began just before 8 a.m.
Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou

Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou

MONTREAL — Conservationists are urging the Quebec government to finally publish its plan to protect caribou habitat, several years after it first promised a strategy to save the dwindling herds.
Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change.
States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects

States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clean energy developers had planned a 75-turbine wind farm in mid-Michigan’s Montcalm County before local voters shot down the idea in 2022 and recalled seven local officials who had supported it.
In Uganda, refugees' need for wood ravaged the forest. Now, they work to restore it

In Uganda, refugees' need for wood ravaged the forest. Now, they work to restore it

NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Enock Twagirayesu was seeking sanctuary when he and his family fled violence in Burundi, and they found it in Uganda, the small East African nation that has absorbed thousands of refugees from unsettled neighbors .
John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry , the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans.