Heavy rains in Japan cause flooding and mudslides, and leave several people missing
TOKYO — Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a…
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse
ISTANBUL (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a…
Fishing in vast Pacific nature area halted after judge blocks Trump order
HONOLULU — Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt…
NOAA to hire 450 for National Weather Service amid staffing concerns
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hire as many as 450 people to shore up the National…
Storm Floris batters Scotland with 90 mph winds, disrupts travel and festivals
LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Scotland canceled trains, closed parks and warned people to tie down backyard trampolines…
Vatican strikes solar deal that aims to make it world’s first carbon-neutral state
ROME — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome,…
Vatican strikes solar farm deal to become the world’s first carbon-neutral state
ROME (AP) — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of…
NASA and India’s space agency launch radar satellite to map Earth’s land and ice
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable…
EPA moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the…
German zoo kills 12 baboons that it didn’t have enough space to house, despite protests
BERLIN — A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite…
Turkey faces ‘very risky week’ for wildfires
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey faced a “very risky week” for wildfires, an official said Monday, as blazes across…
Dutch pension investor APG commits $1b to Octopus Australia — Capital Brief
The news: Renewable energy fund manager Octopus Australia has announced a new partnership with pension fund investor APG…