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June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won't

June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won't

Earth's more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus.
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Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth.
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Heat warnings expand in British Columbia as heat wave intensifies

Heat warnings expand in British Columbia as heat wave intensifies

VANCOUVER — A heat wave has settled in, bringing scorching temperatures across more than 40 regions in British Columbia.
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Storm surge warning for Yukon coast, Environment Canada warns flooding possible

Storm surge warning for Yukon coast, Environment Canada warns flooding possible

HERSCHEL ISLAND, YUKON — Environment Canada has issued a storm surge warning for Yukon's northern coastline. It says the warning also includes Herschel Island.
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After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the B.C.-Alberta boundary.
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An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier .
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Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school has been inadvertently flushing raw sewage into a nearby river for years, and the city, despite identifying the problem in 2021, is only now taking action to fix it. The Lester B.
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Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

MACHAKOS, Kenya (AP) — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya. Water levels would rise to shoulder height after only a night of heavy downpour.
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Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday but was expected to regain hurricane strength as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore.
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