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Circle back: Maine claims biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet

Circle back: Maine claims biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet

MADAWASKA, Maine (AP) — Volunteers cut a big ol' circle in a frozen lake and set it in motion, claiming a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel.
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NOAA: Ian was Cat 5 before weakening at Florida landfall

NOAA: Ian was Cat 5 before weakening at Florida landfall

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S.
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32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware

32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware

WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people.
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Banks face rising shareholder pressure through climate resolutions as AGMs loom

Banks face rising shareholder pressure through climate resolutions as AGMs loom

TORONTO — It was only after his flight landed in Toronto last year that Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief Na’Moks learned that Royal Bank of Canada had cancelled its in-person annual general meeting with less than a day's notice.
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For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says

For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says

WASHINGTON — As the world struggles to find the right balance between a carbon-free future and a present that still runs on fossil fuels, Canada could be leveraging its natural-gas riches to help fuel both, a new report suggests.
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The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here's why

The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here's why

The United States is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said.
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Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak after cyclone

Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak after cyclone

QUELIMANE, Mozambique (AP) — Weeks after massive Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique for a second time , the still-flooded country is facing a spiraling cholera outbreak that threatens to add to the devastation.
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No more room for vroom? Paris votes on banishing e-scooters

No more room for vroom? Paris votes on banishing e-scooters

PARIS (AP) — The wheels may be about to come off Paris' ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters.
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Tornado survivors recount flying debris, destroyed buildings

Tornado survivors recount flying debris, destroyed buildings

WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — With tornadoes hitting the Midwest and the South this weekend, some survivors said they emerged from their homes to find buildings ripped apart, vehicles tossed around like toys, shattered glass and felled trees. J.W.
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Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind

Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia's capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in
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