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As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared

As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa's 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come.
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Founding father Gen. Anthony Wayne's legacy is getting a second look at Ohio's Wayne National Forest

Founding father Gen. Anthony Wayne's legacy is getting a second look at Ohio's Wayne National Forest

NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio. Their citizens have never stopped helping the U.S.
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Still reeling from flooding, some in Vermont say something better must come out of losing everything

Still reeling from flooding, some in Vermont say something better must come out of losing everything

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Seven weeks after catastrophic flooding in Vermont destroyed their mobile home, Sara Morris and her family don't yet know what they will do for housing long-term.
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Fifty properties on evacuation order in three B.C. wildfire zones dropped to alert

Fifty properties on evacuation order in three B.C. wildfire zones dropped to alert

VICTORIA — Evacuation orders for a total of 50 properties in West Kelowna and two other British Columbia wildfire areas were lifted Saturday and downgraded to alert status.
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2 people charged with looting as residents worry about burglaries following Hurricane Idalia

2 people charged with looting as residents worry about burglaries following Hurricane Idalia

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla.
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Ecologists say life will return to B.C. wildfire zone, but trees may never grow back

Ecologists say life will return to B.C. wildfire zone, but trees may never grow back

The charred hills surrounding Okanagan Lake in the B.C. Interior will likely look very different in a year's time and beyond as life returns to the wildfire-ravaged landscape, ecologists predict.
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Maui fire missing list falls slightly to 385. Governor had indicated it would be below 100

Maui fire missing list falls slightly to 385. Governor had indicated it would be below 100

HONOLULU (AP) — The number of people on the official list of those missing from the Maui wildfire stood at 385 on Friday, nearly unchanged from a week earlier.
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City of Yellowknife says residents may return as early as Sept. 6

City of Yellowknife says residents may return as early as Sept. 6

YELLOWKNIFE — The City of Yellowknife and a nearby First Nation said Friday that wildfire evacuees may be able to return as soon as Sept. 6.
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UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in September

UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in September

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the biggest meeting of all – the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly starting Sept. 18.
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Company gets $2.6 million to relinquish oil lease on Montana land that’s sacred to Native Americans

Company gets $2.6 million to relinquish oil lease on Montana land that’s sacred to Native Americans

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Louisiana company will receive $2.6 million to relinquish the last remaining oil and gas lease on U.S.
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