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Taiwan shuts down for Typhoon Krathon, torrential rain forecast

By Yimou Lee, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan shut down on Wednesday, grounding hundred...

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First Alert Forecast: Sun and cloud mix Wednesday AM in New York - 10/1/24

CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for October 1 at 11 p.m....

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Tropical depression off Mexican coast takes aim at area soaked by Hurricane John

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A new storm system, which bore down on Mexico's southern Pacific coast and nearby Guatemala on T...

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Gardeners' World star 'warned' by Alan Titchmarsh after filming in BBC legend's garden

Gardeners' World star Joe Swift was given permission to film in the green-fingered legend's garden - but there were some...

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Roses will grow ‘bigger and stronger flowers’ if easy 3-minute task is followed in October

English Roses are tolerant and healthy by nature and will cope with wintry weather without fuss. However, there is one t...

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Hurricane Helene's death toll passes 160 as crews search for survivors

Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tu...

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‘Nigeria loses 400,000ha of forest annually’

Ahmad Mansur Liadi, is an environmental advocate and Nguvu change leader. He launched a petition calling on the Federal ...

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Climate change: Multinational firms promoting false solutions – Environmental activist

An environmental rights activist and the Executive Director of Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), Philip Jakpor, sai...

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ECCAI, partners begin forest restoration in Benue

The Environmental Conservation and Climate Action Initiative (ECCAI) in collaboration with the Benue State government ha...

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San Francisco cooks under "heat dome" for first day of October

San Francisco started off October on a hot note, with parts of the city registering temperatures as high as 95 degrees o...

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Safe drinking water: Honeywell will pay for cleaning up groundwater in San Fernando Valley

The agreement with the EPA is part of a broader cleanup effort to boost L.A.’s local water supply....

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Swallowtail butterflies in key Assam habitat face a citrus worry

The overexploitation of 25 species of host plants valued for their medicinal properties has affected swallowtail butterf...

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The biodiversity jukebox: how sound can boost beneficial soil microbes to heal nature

Imagine using tailored soundscapes to restore ecosystems, simply by amplifying recordings of sonic cues that attract wil...

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In Asheville after the storm, the waiting is the hardest part

Four days after Hurricane Helene ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, there are lines for groceries, lines for gas and lin...

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Restoring power to rural areas after hurricane Helene to take weeks, utilities say

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) -Restoring power to parts of the rural United States could take several weeks after Hurricane...

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Offshore hydrogen “energy islands” could save Germany €4 billion per year – report

Germany can achieve annual savings of up to €4.3 billion ($A6.4 billion) by establishing offshore hydrogen production ...

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Hurricane Helene's death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors

Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tu...

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Is culling endangered animals justifiable amid Namibia's drought crisis?

Namibia is currently facing one of its most severe droughts in decades, a crisis that has pushed the nation to the brink...

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Beat the heat: Find a cooling center in the Bay Area

Temperatures in the Bay Area could soar into triple digits in parts of the Bay Area this week​ and counties have provi...

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First Alert Weather: Slight chance of a shower on Wednesday

CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn says the rest of the week is shaping up to be very nice....

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A look at Hurricane Helene's destruction: North Carolina before and after the storm

Before and after images showcase Hurricane Helene's deadly destruction in North Carolina....

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Geothermal Power Market to Grow by USD 9.12 Billion from 2024-2028, Driven by Rising Investments and Government Initiatives, with AI Powering Market Evolution - Technavio

NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report on how AI is driving market transformation - The Geothermal Power Market s...

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Vomiting, cramps and lethargy: As heat rises, California kids are sweltering in schools with no air conditioning

An estimated 1 in 5 schools has no air conditioning and another 10% need repair....

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In ‘Reservoir Bitches,’ Dahlia de la Cerda narrates the raw reality of being a woman in Mexico

The feminist movement has permeated Mexican life, and Dahlia de la Cerda's "Reservoir Bitches" proves that literature is...

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CNN Gets Lambasted After Announcing Desperate Cash Grab in Bid to Turn Company Around

If you ever needed proof that the elites running CNN live in an echo chamber with no sense of outside perception, look n...

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As floodwaters engulfed a Tennessee hospital, panic set in for those stranded

Angel Mitchell was in knots Friday morning at the eastern Tennessee hospital where her 83-year-old mother had been admit...

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Restoring power to parts of rural US after storm will take weeks, utilities say

(Reuters) - Restoring power to parts of the rural United States could take several weeks after Hurricane Helene decimate...

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NWS confirms total of 7 tornadoes in Bamberg, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties

The National Weather Service has confirmed a total of seven tornadoes touched down in Orangeburg, Calhoun and Bamberg co...

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Longtime Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva Says He’s Not Running For Congress Again

“I think 22 years is pretty good,” the Arizona congressman, who has been battling cancer since February, said in an ...

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In a climate milestone, the UK – 1st to harness coal power – is among 1st to quit it

The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major econ...

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Georgia Power restores power to 80% of customers impacted by Hurricane Helene across the state

Georgia Power has restored power to 1 million+ customers over the last four days; Restoration efforts progressing in har...

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Rebuilding after Hurricane Helene will take years, US DHS secretary says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The process of rebuilding after Hurricane Helene will be extremely costly and take years, U.S. Ho...

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Key swing state faces ‘daunting’ level of uncertainty after storm ravages multiple counties

The level of destruction could have far-reaching implications beyond the immediate damage to the flooded communities, es...

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National Grid Renewables Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Microsoft

250 MW Portage Solar Project located in Portage County, WI MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- National Grid Renew...

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Brett Favre, head injuries, Parkinson's: Neurologist says disease cause a 'mystery'

A neurologist who treats and studies Parkinson's has a personal connection to the disease: Her father-in-law, who played...

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UK cold weather maps turn blue as -3C Arctic blast smashes Britain

The shivering condition comes as the country battles through heavy rain and thunderstorms....

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SANY Renewable Energy présente l'innovation verte à WindEnergy Hamburg, en mettant l'accent sur son engagement en faveur de la réduction des émissions de carbone

PÉKIN, 1er octobre 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Du 24 au 27 septembre, SANY Renewable Energy (SANY RE) a présenté avec suc...

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Why Hurricane Helene was so devastating

The tempest caused record-breaking storm surge on the coast and widespread and deadly flooding and debris flows in the A...

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Honeywell will fund cleanup of contaminated groundwater in San Fernando Valley, EPA says

The EPA said the facilities will treat groundwater in a part of the San Fernando Valley Superfund site, enabling the LAD...

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Outside lights are deadly to birds, especially this time of year

A new study finds that 1 billion birds are killed annually in the U.S. in window collisions. But small changes by homeow...

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Harris to visit storm-hit Georgia and North Carolina, White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit areas ravaged by Hurricane Helene, traveling to Geor...

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AI model detects impervious surfaces in aerial images

In accordance with the German Sustainability Strategy, new impervious surfaces are to be limited to less than 30 hectare...

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Opinion: Enough, already—why humanity must get on board with the concept of 'sufficiency'

Humanity's rapacious consumption is more than Earth and its climate can handle, which is driving an ecological crisis. A...

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Virginia Beach’s Operation Blessing sends aid relief team to western North Carolina

The Virginia Beach-based humanitarian organization arrived in Florida before Hurricane Helene roared through Thursday ni...

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Reduce farm animals for sustainability

The Party for the Animals, along with coalition parties D66 and GroenLinks in Eindhoven, are urging the mayor and Alderm...

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Portadown traffic changes around Tesco, McDonald's and the Meadows Shopping Centre due to NI Water pipeline works

Road users in Portadown are being advised of traffic changes coming into effect this week as a result of the ongoing maj...

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Britney Spears deletes post explaining fireplace snafu that took some hair, eyelashes and eyebrows

Pop icon Britney Spears lost some hair, eyelashes and eyebrows in a fireplace mishap, she wrote in a since-deleted Insta...

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In mountainous North Carolina, residents are the first responders after Hurricane Helene

Residents here in rural Henderson County, North Carolina, share their stories of pitching in after Hurricane Helene, inc...

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How to help western North Carolina flood victims and where to find donations after Helene

Looking for ways to help western NC? Check out this list of donation sites, power outages, relief funds in Catawba, Ired...

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Sustainability report reveals growing investor pressure, challenges with emissions tracking

The MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCM...

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Fighting forest fires more efficiently from the air

Whether in Canada, California or around the Mediterranean—forest fires are becoming more frequent and, above all, more...

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High hurricane activity is a ‘virtual certainty’ for the first half of October, experts say

Colorado State University meteorologists say the next two weeks will almost certainly be highly active in the tropics, w...