Farmers turn to perennial grains as one solution to extreme weather
By JOSHUA A. BICKEL and ALEXA ST. JOHN BELOIT, Kan. (AP) — Bryce Black kneels in a wheat field battered by intense drought. He holds two strands, remarking on how…
Pacific island nations seek to turn geopolitics into funding to offset climate change harm
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY KOROR, Palau (AP) — When stormy seas batter Melekeok state on Palau’s biggest island, the Pacific Ocean floods right into people’s homes. “We keep telling the legislature…
Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some…
Rescuers comb through mud and debris as Nepal-China floods leave more than 1,000 dead
Listen to article • 0:00 minKATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris Tuesday in Nepal and China looking for thousands of people still…
Building a city for tomorrow’s storms
Five years ago, Hurricane Ida changed New York City. An unprecedented downpour turned streets into rivers, flooded homes, and led to the tragic loss of 13 New Yorkers — many…
The disease that decimated American elms could help bring them back
By AMANDA SWINHART and PATRICK WHITTLE MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the…
Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union
Listen to article • 0:00 minREYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Union in a referendum that pitted concerns about geopolitical stability against keeping national…
The invisible volunteers who help keep democracy running
Listen to article • 0:00 minThey’ve been called the “most important people in running an election” by Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt, yet even as interest in election security…
‘Immense’ devastation as Nepal continues search for 2,400 missing in floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Entire towns wiped out. Roads, bridges, and communication lines washed away. In just a matter of moments, tens of thousands of people were left devastated and disoriented…
As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures…