EXPLAINER: How the blizzard stunned even Buffalo in winter
by BUFFALO, NY (AP) — The toll from the weekend blizzard that hit the Buffalo The region was nearing 40 deaths on Wednesday from the area’s …
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Millions of people in the United States are hiding after a freezing and deadly monster storm
BUFFALO, NY (AP) – Millions of people hunkered down in deep frost overnight and early in the morning to ride out the freezing storm that …
A savage winter storm envelops the United States, rumbling Christmas travel
MISSION, Kan. (AP) – A savage winter storm continued to envelope much of the United States on Saturday, bringing blinding blizzards, freezing rain, flooding and …
Canceled flight ? Experts share some advice on what to do
Thousands of travelers found themselves stranded at airports or stranded waiting trying to book flights this week as a massive storm rumbled travel in the …
Feds launch mine review at site of endangered flower
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Just days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower to be endangered at the site of a proposed lithium mine, …
As the climate clock ticks, an aviator rushes to photograph the glaciers
By NAT CASTAÑEDA December 20, 2022 GMT https://apnews.com/article/norway-glaciers-climate-and-environment-07730dc16eeab07675091bf6c16de1f4 VOSS, Norway (AP) — Chunks of ice float in the milky blue waters. Clouds drift in and …
Governments move closer to agreement at biodiversity conference
There were signs on Sunday that negotiators were closing in on a deal at a UN conference that would protect nature and provide funding to …
Biodiversity talks in final days with many unresolved issues
Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference on Saturday have yet to resolve most of the key issues around protecting global nature by 2030 and …
Launch of a satellite to map the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers
A US-French satellite that will map nearly all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers went into orbit on Friday. The pre-dawn launch aboard a …
US winter storm heralds more tornadoes and blizzards
DALLAS (AP) — A destructive winter storm swept across the United States on Wednesday, creating blizzard-like conditions across the Great Plains hours after tornadoes touched …