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UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change

UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 percent more compared to the previous ten years, as it released its latest st
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British research ship crosses paths with world's largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica

British research ship crosses paths with world's largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica

LONDON (AP) — Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters , the British
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'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories

'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories

BANFF, Alta. — An Indigenous elder sits at a table telling a Blackfoot story about the Frank Slide in southern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass.
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1,000 homes evacuated in Quebec's Laurentians region over fears dike could burst

1,000 homes evacuated in Quebec's Laurentians region over fears dike could burst

MONTREAL — Hundreds of residents of two municipalities in Quebec's Laurentians region have been ordered to leave their homes because of the risk a nearby dike could burst.
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Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies' emissions pledges at UN summit

Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies' emissions pledges at UN summit

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Don’t trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution, said former U.S.
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Analysis: Emirati oil CEO leading UN COP28 climate summit lashes out as talks enter toughest stage

Analysis: Emirati oil CEO leading UN COP28 climate summit lashes out as talks enter toughest stage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Emirati leading the United Nations' COP28 climate talks walked out on stage Monday to a room full of journalists to offer a 17-minute list of what he described as the stunning successes made so far in the summit
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Heavy rains lash India's southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in

Heavy rains lash India's southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in

NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds pelted India's southern and eastern coastlines on Monday and states were put on high alert after a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a powerful storm, authorities said.
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Photographs capture humpback whale's Seattle visit, breaching in waters in front of Space Needle

Photographs capture humpback whale's Seattle visit, breaching in waters in front of Space Needle

Seattle (AP) — Pictures released by a conservation group show a young humpback whale breaching in front of the Space Needle as it visited the waters off Seattle last week, capturing a rare display of wildlife next to a major city.
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Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors

Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co.
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Saskatchewan's electricity utility to pay into nuclear fund, clean electricity costs

Saskatchewan's electricity utility to pay into nuclear fund, clean electricity costs

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government's electrical utility is to remit carbon charges into a nuclear energy investment fund, the province announced Monday.
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