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Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change.
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States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects

States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clean energy developers had planned a 75-turbine wind farm in mid-Michigan’s Montcalm County before local voters shot down the idea in 2022 and recalled seven local officials who had supported it.
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In Uganda, refugees' need for wood ravaged the forest. Now, they work to restore it

In Uganda, refugees' need for wood ravaged the forest. Now, they work to restore it

NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Enock Twagirayesu was seeking sanctuary when he and his family fled violence in Burundi, and they found it in Uganda, the small East African nation that has absorbed thousands of refugees from unsettled neighbors .
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John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry , the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans.
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A mudslide in Colombia has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens of others

A mudslide in Colombia has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens of others

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 34 on Saturday, authorities said. The mudslide struck a busy municipal road Friday in a mountainous area connecting the cities of Quibdo and Medellin.
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Mexico sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after Hurricane Otis. But it hasn't stopped the violence

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after the resort was hit by Hurricane Otis on Oct. 25 , but apparently that hasn’t stopped the violence this week.
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Earthquakes over magnitude 4 among smaller temblors recorded near Oklahoma City suburb

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — At least six earthquakes that include two greater than magnitude 4 have been recorded near an Oklahoma City suburb, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The preliminary magnitudes of the earthquakes near Edmond include a 4.
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Atlantic coast faces powerful winds, tide surges in storm bringing rain, some snow

Atlantic coast faces powerful winds, tide surges in storm bringing rain, some snow

HALIFAX — Parts of Atlantic Canada are facing powerful blasts of wind and tidal surges along coastal areas as a storm sweeping in from the southeast moves through the region.
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Kashmir residents suffer through a dry winter waiting for snow. Experts point to climate change

Kashmir residents suffer through a dry winter waiting for snow. Experts point to climate change

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages.
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Indonesia's president visits Vietnam's EV maker Vinfast and says conditions ready for a car plant

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Vietnamese automaker VinFast's factory on Saturday and said that he would create the necessary conditions for the multinational to be able to build a plant and invest in Indonesia quickly
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