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As China struggles with heat, flooding and drought, employers are ordered to limit outdoor work

As China struggles with heat, flooding and drought, employers are ordered to limit outdoor work

BEIJING (AP) — Employers across much of China were ordered Monday to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while the east and southwest were warned to prepare for torrential rain as the country struggled with heat, flooding and drought.
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5 strategies for wasting less food in the kitchen. (Start with that shopping list)

5 strategies for wasting less food in the kitchen. (Start with that shopping list)

Nobody likes to waste food, especially when grocery prices are high and landfills keep growing. It feels like an imperative to make use of every ingredient we buy (or maybe grow). But about 40% of food in the U.S.
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As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study finds

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study finds

BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming.
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Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?

Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?

CHICAGO (AP) — Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly . Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995.
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Australia joins G7-backed 'climate club' and promises to drive down greenhouse gas emissions

Australia joins G7-backed 'climate club' and promises to drive down greenhouse gas emissions

BERLIN (AP) — Australia is joining the “climate club” backed by the Group of Seven major economies to take more ambitious action in tackling global warming, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday.
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Japan defends neutrality of IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan as minister visits plant

Japan defends neutrality of IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan as minister visits plant

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's industry minister visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Monday to see equipment that is to be used to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean to ensure the safety of the contentious plan, w
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Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing

Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing

TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain pounded southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing, officials said Monday.
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Extreme flooding overwhelms New York roadways and kills 1 person

Extreme flooding overwhelms New York roadways and kills 1 person

NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S.
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Evacuation orders issued for regions in B.C's Prince George Fire Centre

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and the Regional District of Cariboo have issued evacuation orders this weekend due to wildfires in British Columbia.
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Heat warnings in place in six provinces, Ontario town faces tornado warning

Heat warnings in place in six provinces, Ontario town faces tornado warning

Extreme weather alerts remain in place across much of Canada, with federal forecasters warning of heat, rainfall, thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in different parts of the country.
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