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Found an animal struggling in the heat? Experts say the kindest move is to walk away
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (268+ words) When you spot a bird panting in the summer heat, your first instinct might be to help. Experts say that impulse, however well-meaning, could do more harm than good. "The best thing for wildlife is to let them be wild,…...
France records around 1, 000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (889+ words) BERLIN " France saw around 1, 000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is the fastest-warming continent on earth…...
Greece is paying fishermen to catch toxic toadfish invading the warming Mediterranean
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (443+ words) ATHENS, Greece " Fishermen in Greece are getting cash payouts to catch toxic fish migrating north into the Mediterranean Sea due to climate change. The silver-cheeked toadfish is a torpedo-shaped species with prominent, humanlike teeth. Its skin and organs contain a…...
Greece bets on space technology to contain wildfires in a global first
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (751+ words) ATHENS, Greece "In the searing Mediterranean summer, wildfires turn dangerous in minutes. Greece has learned that at a terrible cost. In 2018, a blaze east of Athens moved with ferocious speed, killing more than 100 people. Five years later, a massive fire…...
By the numbers: What to know about Europe's record-breaking heat wave
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (620+ words) LONDON " Much of western Europe has been baking under a "heat dome" this week, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in many places. The extreme conditions have come in June, earlier in the summer than is usual. Records…...
The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a "doublet." Here"s how they happen
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (560+ words) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico " The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela's northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a "doublet." Doublet earthquakes happen when a pair of similar-sized quakes hit close in location and time, according…...
Things to know about the Venezuela earthquakes
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (623+ words) A rare double earthquake ravaged Venezuela on Wednesday, killing at least 188 people and leaving more than 200 trapped. Many more are feared dead. Thousands of people have been reported missing and about 1, 500 people have been injured. Some of the heaviest damage…...
Montana DEQ works toward impairment designation for Big Hole River
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (795+ words) The Big Hole River, a blue-ribbon fishery that's become a focal point in a years-long debate over nuisance algae growth, is poised to receive an impairment designation. At an open-house meeting in Divide on Tuesday, the Montana Department of Environmental…...
2 powerful quakes hit Venezuela, killing at least 164 and injuring nearly 1, 000
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (941+ words) CARACAS, Venezuela " Rescue teams raced Thursday to the areas hardest hit by a pair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, killing at least 164 people, injuring nearly 1, 000 and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings. Wednesday evening's 7. 2 and 7. 5 magnitude earthquakes were among the…...
A powerful 7. 1-magnitude earthquake hits Venezuela, swaying buildings in the capital
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (105+ words) CARACAS, Venezuela " A powerful 7. 1-magnitude earthquake shook Venezuela on Wednesday, swaying buildings and homes in the capital of Caracas. The U. S. Geological Survey said the earthquake's epicenter was west of the community of Moron, located along the country's Caribbean coast, about…...