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DeSantis' step toward victory on 'Alligator Alcatraz' sets up a funding dilemma for Florida

Read full article: DeSantis' step toward victory on 'Alligator Alcatraz' sets up a funding dilemma for Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a dilemma over the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades.

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3 hours ago

From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed 'disparaging' to US

Read full article: From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed 'disparaging' to US

Does Florida’s Everglades National Park represent a slight to development in America.

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14 hours ago

Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters

Read full article: Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters

A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."

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19 hours ago

Takeaways from an AP analysis about longer delays in approving US disaster aid

Read full article: Takeaways from an AP analysis about longer delays in approving US disaster aid

An Associated Press analysis reveals that survivors of major natural disasters in the U.S. are waiting longer for federal aid.

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19 hours ago

AP finds major disaster declarations are taking longer under Trump

Read full article: AP finds major disaster declarations are taking longer under Trump

Disaster survivors are waiting longer for federal aid.

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19 hours ago

Kiko weakens into a tropical storm but brings dangerous surf to Hawaii

Read full article: Kiko weakens into a tropical storm but brings dangerous surf to Hawaii

Tropical Storm Kiko is creating high surf and rip currents for parts of Hawaii, even as it weakens north of the islands.

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1 day ago

Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted

Read full article: Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered.

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1 day ago

Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds

Read full article: Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds

New research suggests that a tiny phytoplankton that is an essential part of the marine food web may decline sharply as oceans warm.

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1 day ago

Hurricane Kiko is weakening and expected to bypass Hawaii, forecasters say

Read full article: Hurricane Kiko is weakening and expected to bypass Hawaii, forecasters say

Forecasters say the risk of direct impacts from Hurricane Kiko has decreased.

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1 day ago

As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds

Read full article: As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds

A new study finds that climate change is increasing sugar consumption in the United States.

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In LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy

Read full article: In LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy

At the Port of Los Angeles on a site that once housed oil tanks, seven steel structures that look like small blue boats are lowered into the ocean, where they gently bob up and down with the waves to generate power.

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1 day ago

Pakistan evacuates 25,000 people from eastern city as rivers threaten flooding

Read full article: Pakistan evacuates 25,000 people from eastern city as rivers threaten flooding

Pakistani officials say rescuers backed by troops have evacuated more than 25,000 people from a city in eastern Pakistan as rising rivers threatened to flood the region.

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2 days ago

Unabashed California liberal and former U.S. Congressman John Burton dies at 92

Read full article: Unabashed California liberal and former U.S. Congressman John Burton dies at 92

Former U.S. Congressman John Burton has died at age 92.

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2 days ago

Hurricane Kiko is weakening on a forecast path expected to take it north of Hawaii

Read full article: Hurricane Kiko is weakening on a forecast path expected to take it north of Hawaii

Forecasters say Hurricane Kiko is weakening as it continues on a track forecast to take the storm north of the Hawaiian islands in coming days.

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2 days ago

Sweden's plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders

Read full article: Sweden's plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders

An expanding iron-ore mine and a deposit of rare-earth minerals are fragmenting the land in northern Sweden and altering ancient reindeer migration routes.

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Peru rejects creation of Amazon reserve to protect uncontacted tribes, drawing Indigenous outcry

Read full article: Peru rejects creation of Amazon reserve to protect uncontacted tribes, drawing Indigenous outcry

Peru’s Congress has rejected a long-delayed proposal to create the Yavari Mirim Indigenous Reserve.

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Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

Read full article: Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.

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Hurricane Kiko surges back to a Category 4 as forecasters monitor potential impacts on Hawaii

Read full article: Hurricane Kiko surges back to a Category 4 as forecasters monitor potential impacts on Hawaii

Hurricane Kiko has intensified again to a Category 4 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean.

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A Democratic governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics

Read full article: A Democratic governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is taking a more collaborative approach with Republican opponents in his first eight months in office despite disagreeing with them on many issues.

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India’s solar industry, aiming to compete with China, finds strength as US tariffs hit home

Read full article: India’s solar industry, aiming to compete with China, finds strength as US tariffs hit home

India’s clean energy appetite is helping the country’s solar power industry wean itself off imported Chinese parts and continue growing even as it faces a tougher sell to its biggest foreign customer, the United States.

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Kapalua golf course without irrigation for 7 days under worsening water restrictions

Read full article: Kapalua golf course without irrigation for 7 days under worsening water restrictions

Kapalua Golf Resort has been without irrigation water for seven days as it grows worried about keeping the Plantation course in shape for the PGA Tour season opener.

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Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires

Read full article: Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires

The federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and killed 17 people.

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Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiral

Read full article: Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiral

The world's largest iceberg, A23A, is breaking into smaller pieces and may not last beyond November.

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States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm

Read full article: States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm

Rhode Island, Connecticut and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states are suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project.

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Lorena is downgraded to a tropical storm but still poses a flooding and mudslide threat to Mexico

Read full article: Lorena is downgraded to a tropical storm but still poses a flooding and mudslide threat to Mexico

Lorena has weakened to a tropical storm, but forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides in parts of Mexico's Baja California peninsula.

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Powerful rain and floods devastate northern India as experts blame climate change

Read full article: Powerful rain and floods devastate northern India as experts blame climate change

Heavy rains have led to some of the worst flooding and landslides in decades in large parts of Northern India.

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Half a million people flee their homes in Pakistan’s Punjab to escape flooding

Read full article: Half a million people flee their homes in Pakistan’s Punjab to escape flooding

Officials say rivers are swelling to dangerous levels in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, forcing more than half a million people to flee their homes in the past 24 hours.

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The worst drought in decades is threatening Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war

Read full article: The worst drought in decades is threatening Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war

The eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are in the grips of one of their worst droughts in decades, which is drying rivers and lakes, shriveling crops and even leading to water cutoffs in major cities.

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Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds

Read full article: Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds

A new study says climate change has made extreme weather conditions, like those fueling wildfires in the Iberian Peninsula, 40 times more likely.

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June Cleaver the loggerhead turtle is released into the ocean off Florida after rehab

Read full article: June Cleaver the loggerhead turtle is released into the ocean off Florida after rehab

Marine biologists on Florida's Space Coast have released June Cleaver, a 230-pound loggerhead turtle, back into the ocean.

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Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought

Read full article: Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought

A new study says the world has far fewer places to securely store carbon dioxide deep underground than previously thought, steeply lowering its potential to help stem global warming.

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About 100 bodies recovered from landslide-hit village in Sudan's Darfur as pope urges help

Read full article: About 100 bodies recovered from landslide-hit village in Sudan's Darfur as pope urges help

Search teams have recovered around 100 bodies from a remote village in Sudan's Darfur region after a landslide devastated the area over the weekend.

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300,000 more people evacuated in eastern Pakistan after a new Indian flood alert

Read full article: 300,000 more people evacuated in eastern Pakistan after a new Indian flood alert

Officials say nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the past 48 hours from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, bringing the total number displaced since last month to 1.3 million.

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Hurricane Kiko intensifies to a Category 4 in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters say

Read full article: Hurricane Kiko intensifies to a Category 4 in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters say

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Kiko is now a Category 4 storm in the Pacific.

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City’s ‘Safe Parks Wi-Fi Initiative’ will add cameras connected to Real Time Crime Center, free Wi-Fi to area parks

Read full article: City’s ‘Safe Parks Wi-Fi Initiative’ will add cameras connected to Real Time Crime Center, free Wi-Fi to area parks

The city of Jacksonville unveiled a “Safe Parks Wi-Fi Initiative” on Tuesday, which includes adding cameras connected to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s Real-Time Crime Center and the city’s parks department to 12 local parks.

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India warns Pakistan of more cross-border flooding due to heavy monsoon rains

Read full article: India warns Pakistan of more cross-border flooding due to heavy monsoon rains

India has warned Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding for the second time in as many weeks as monsoon deluges cause death and widespread destruction in both countries.

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Pakistani rescuers use drones to help evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab

Read full article: Pakistani rescuers use drones to help evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab

Emergency workers in Pakistan's Punjab province have used drones to find people stranded by massive floods.

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A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border

Read full article: A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has shaken eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border.

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Pakistan's Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at risk

Read full article: Pakistan's Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at risk

Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is experiencing its worst flood in history, according to a senior official.

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Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves

Read full article: Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves

Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattle.

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Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline

Read full article: Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline

Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, and many of them will arrive at beaches where swimming is not advised because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination.

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EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump

Read full article: EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency has fired at least eight employees who signed a letter criticizing the agency’s leadership under Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump.

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Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

Read full article: Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

A feud over management of one of North America's longest rivers has been simmering in the courts for years.

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California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits

Read full article: California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits

California energy regulators are postponing implementation of a penalty on oil companies if their profits climb too high.

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Cruise industry group sues to challenge Hawaii's tourism tax designed to deal with climate change

Read full article: Cruise industry group sues to challenge Hawaii's tourism tax designed to deal with climate change

A lawsuit challenges Hawaii's new tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, claiming it is unconstitutional.

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Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump

Read full article: Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump

As the National Weather Service scrambles to hire up to 450 people to restore deep cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, potential applicants are being asked to explain how they would advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if hired.

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Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue

Read full article: Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue

The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects.

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Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

Read full article: Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

Florida boasts at least 1,000 freshwater springs, more than any other U.S. state.

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Pakistan races to evacuate tens of thousands stranded by floods in Punjab

Read full article: Pakistan races to evacuate tens of thousands stranded by floods in Punjab

Rescuers in Pakistan have been racing to evacuate tens of thousands of people stranded by floods in Punjab province, as floodwater inundated some villages near Lahore.

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Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fall

Read full article: Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fall

Oregon lawmakers gathered in Salem on Friday for a special session focused on transportation funding.

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New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting music

Read full article: New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting music

Residents of New Orleans are marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast.

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An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst

Read full article: An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst

Japanese officials have released AI-generated videos simulating a potential eruption of Mount Fuji.

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Melting makeup, sweaty tuxes and overheating guests are shifting summer weddings

Read full article: Melting makeup, sweaty tuxes and overheating guests are shifting summer weddings

Some people spend their entire lives dreaming of that one special day where they walk down the aisle to be married.

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Massachusetts cranberry bogs are being given a second life as vibrant wetlands

Read full article: Massachusetts cranberry bogs are being given a second life as vibrant wetlands

A growing number of cranberry bogs in Massachusetts are being converted back to nature as farmers get out of the business.

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Floods displace nearly 250,000 people and affect 1.2 million in eastern Pakistan

Read full article: Floods displace nearly 250,000 people and affect 1.2 million in eastern Pakistan

Rescuers in Pakistan's Punjab province are racing to reach stranded families after heavy rain and water from overflowing dams in India caused major rivers to burst their banks.

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Robot rabbits the latest tool in Florida battle to control invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

Read full article: Robot rabbits the latest tool in Florida battle to control invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat.

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Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study finds

Read full article: Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study finds

A new study says climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely.

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A Mississippi city's tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?

Read full article: A Mississippi city's tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?

A decade after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, one Mississippi city began offering property tax breaks to encourage building near the waterfront.

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Be a Labor Day Weekend holiday helper for sea turtles and shorebirds

Read full article: Be a Labor Day Weekend holiday helper for sea turtles and shorebirds

Sea turtles and shorebirds are still using Florida’s sandy shorelines as important nesting habitat, and the FWC is asking you to help out by giving them space and following some simple guidelines during the Labor Day Weekend.

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‘Dangerously close to the river’: Relocation plans underway for Fort Caroline National Memorial to combat flooding

Read full article: ‘Dangerously close to the river’: Relocation plans underway for Fort Caroline National Memorial to combat flooding

As part of our “4 Your Neighborhood” coverage in the Arlington area, News4JAX is highlighting efforts to protect a local gem: The Fort Caroline National Memorial.

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From recreation to property values: How the St. Johns River shapes life in Arlington

Read full article: From recreation to property values: How the St. Johns River shapes life in Arlington

The St. Johns River has always been the heart of Jacksonville. In Arlington, it’s more than just a scenic view — it’s part of the community’s identity, shaping property values, recreation, and even the neighborhood’s future.

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Discover serenity at the Jacksonville Arboretum: A hidden oasis amid Arlington’s urban hustle

Read full article: Discover serenity at the Jacksonville Arboretum: A hidden oasis amid Arlington’s urban hustle

The Jacksonville Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is a place where you can disappear from the hustle and bustle of the neighborhoods and businesses that you traditionally think of in Arlington.

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Flash floods leave 34 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 210,000 in Pakistan are displaced

Read full article: Flash floods leave 34 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 210,000 in Pakistan are displaced

Torrential rainfall has left at least 34 people dead in Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

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Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand

Read full article: Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand

Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm.

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The call of a native frog is heard again in Southern California thanks to help from Mexico and AI

Read full article: The call of a native frog is heard again in Southern California thanks to help from Mexico and AI

Efforts to restore the red-legged frog to Southern California, where it had all but disappeared, seemed doomed when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and restrictions were put in place at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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What to know about massive dust storms called haboobs in the US Southwest

Read full article: What to know about massive dust storms called haboobs in the US Southwest

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path.

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Firefighters try to corral California forest blaze as lightning strikes bring risk of new ignitions

Read full article: Firefighters try to corral California forest blaze as lightning strikes bring risk of new ignitions

Firefighting crews are trying to corral a fast-growing blaze churning through central California’s Sierra National Forest, as forecasters warn that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could spark new ignitions.

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Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churn over open waters in different oceans

Read full article: Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churn over open waters in different oceans

Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand are churning over open waters — one in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Atlantic.

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Mass evacuations in eastern Pakistan as India releases water from swollen rivers

Read full article: Mass evacuations in eastern Pakistan as India releases water from swollen rivers

Officials say rescuers in eastern Pakistan have evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions.

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Tropical storm leaves 4 dead in Vietnam and brings heavy rain to the region

Read full article: Tropical storm leaves 4 dead in Vietnam and brings heavy rain to the region

Heavy rain has hit Southeast Asia after Typhoon Kajiki made landfall in Vietnam.

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After fearsome dust storm rips Phoenix area, trees cleaned up and power restored

Read full article: After fearsome dust storm rips Phoenix area, trees cleaned up and power restored

Crews are cleaning up downed trees and electricity largely is restored after a powerful dust storm hit the Phoenix area.

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Firefighters and weather are stabilizing Oregon wildfire. Flames so far spare California wineries

Read full article: Firefighters and weather are stabilizing Oregon wildfire. Flames so far spare California wineries

Four homes have been destroyed by a wildfire in central Oregon, but authorities say rain and cooler temperatures have helped them start to stabilize the blaze.

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Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island

Read full article: Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island

The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut, citing national security concerns.

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To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

Read full article: To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

Climate change is fueling conditions across several states that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.

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Hurricane Erin leaves rough seas with 2 swimmers dead and a search underway for a missing boater

Read full article: Hurricane Erin leaves rough seas with 2 swimmers dead and a search underway for a missing boater

Hurricane Erin never made landfall, but it left behind rough ocean conditions along the U.S. East Coast.

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Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon Kajiki nears landfall

Read full article: Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon Kajiki nears landfall

Vietnam has evacuated hundreds of thousands and closed schools and airports as Typhoon Kajiki, its strongest storm so far this year, nears landfall.

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Tropical Storm Fernand passing well east of Bermuda, no threat to land

Read full article: Tropical Storm Fernand passing well east of Bermuda, no threat to land

Tropical Storm Fernand is strengthening over open Atlantic waters as it churns well east of Bermuda.

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Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations

Read full article: Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations

Thousands of homes are under evacuation orders and warnings because of wildfires in Northern California wine country and in central Oregon.

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Great white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers

Read full article: Great white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers

Boaters, beachgoers and fishermen who spend time in the chilly waters of New England and Canada are learning to live with great white sharks.

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Typhoon Kajiki drenches southern China's Hainan island and heads toward Vietnam

Read full article: Typhoon Kajiki drenches southern China's Hainan island and heads toward Vietnam

Typhoon Kajiki has brought strong winds and heavy rain to southern China's Hainan island and parts of Guangdong province.

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How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators

Read full article: How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators

Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans' education system forever, creating the first all-charter school district in the U.S. The Associated Press spoke with three survivors about their experiences.

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US heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California and Arizona

Read full article: US heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California and Arizona

Residents in the Western U.S. are enduring a heat wave with temperatures reaching dangerous levels across Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona.

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Hurricane Erin never hit land or caused major damage, but threatened turtle nests weren't so lucky

Read full article: Hurricane Erin never hit land or caused major damage, but threatened turtle nests weren't so lucky

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles.

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A judge has ordered 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?

Read full article: A judge has ordered 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?

A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades.

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As AI becomes part of everyday life, it brings a hidden climate cost

Read full article: As AI becomes part of everyday life, it brings a hidden climate cost

As AI becomes a part of everyday life, its massive energy and water needs are coming more into focus.

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Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities

Read full article: Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities

Millions of Americans are facing record heat with temperatures frequently over 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Berlin's newest panda twins, Leni and Lotti, celebrate their 1st birthday

Read full article: Berlin's newest panda twins, Leni and Lotti, celebrate their 1st birthday

Berlin’s newest panda twins have celebrated their first birthday with frozen vegetable treats and a candle made out of bamboo shoots.

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Erin weakens to post-tropical cyclone, moving out to sea as it batters East Coast with wind, waves

Read full article: Erin weakens to post-tropical cyclone, moving out to sea as it batters East Coast with wind, waves

Strong winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as dangerous rip currents continue to threaten from the Carolinas to New England.

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Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says

Read full article: Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as it winds down its operations in 60 days to comply with environmental laws.

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Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere

Read full article: Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere

President Donald Trump is blaming renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power for skyrocketing energy costs.

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Volunteers needed to clean up Hanna Park after Labor Day

Read full article: Volunteers needed to clean up Hanna Park after Labor Day

Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks are asking volunteers to join them at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park to clean up after the busy Labor Day weekend.

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Wyoming man indicted for allegedly hitting wolf with snowmobile, bringing it to bar and killing it

Read full article: Wyoming man indicted for allegedly hitting wolf with snowmobile, bringing it to bar and killing it

A Wyoming grand jury has indicted a man on an animal cruelty charge after he allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped its mouth shut and brought it into a bar before killing it.

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Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves

Read full article: Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves

Students and teachers often suffer heat-related illnesses at schools in Puerto Rico, one of many places where extreme heat is disrupting children’s education more frequently.

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How many giraffe species are in Africa? New scientific analysis quadruples the count

Read full article: How many giraffe species are in Africa? New scientific analysis quadruples the count

Giraffes are now classified into four distinct species in Africa.

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Hurricane Erin still stirring up dangerous waves while it moves away from the East Coast

Read full article: Hurricane Erin still stirring up dangerous waves while it moves away from the East Coast

Hurricane Erin is starting to churn up big waves along the northeast coast after pelting North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and swells that flooded a few places on the barrier islands.

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Near-term chances of an eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano now considered 'extremely low'

Read full article: Near-term chances of an eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano now considered 'extremely low'

Officials have lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal.

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China races to build world's largest solar farm to meet emissions targets

Read full article: China races to build world's largest solar farm to meet emissions targets

Chinese officials have showcased what they claim will be the world's largest solar farm on the Tibetan plateau.

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2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin's waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks

Read full article: 2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin's waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered.

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Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

Read full article: Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

Bolivia heads into an Oct. 19 runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz Pereira and right-wing ex-president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga after nearly 20 years of socialist rule.

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Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

Read full article: Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

The Philadelphia Zoo is showing off 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings.

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