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Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives

BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) 鈥� Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 15
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B.C.'s Golden Ears park closed due to damage from atmospheric river

B.C.'s Golden Ears park closed due to damage from atmospheric river

A popular park in British Columbia's Lower Mainland remains closed due to damage from an atmospheric river weather system that drenched the province's south coast, triggering a mudslide and local flooding that killed three people.
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World may be merely scratching the surface on the scope of climate-changing methane emissions

World may be merely scratching the surface on the scope of climate-changing methane emissions

The amount of the powerful climate-changing gas methane spilling out of oil and gas equipment, coal mines and landfills globally is nowhere near fully documented and what is known is 鈥渙nly scratching the surface鈥� according to the CEO of one the compa
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LA County sues Pepsi, Coca-Cola over plastic bottles

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.
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As summers get hotter, Greece's seasonal firefighters protest for permanent jobs

As summers get hotter, Greece's seasonal firefighters protest for permanent jobs

ATHENS, Greece (AP) 鈥� Seasonal firefighters clashed with police in Greece鈥檚 Civil Protection Ministry during a protest Thursday to demand permanent positions after their contracts expire following a grueling wildfire season .
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Flood survivors say regional Spanish officials waited too long to warn them of the danger

Flood survivors say regional Spanish officials waited too long to warn them of the danger

BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) 鈥� Moments after rushing waters burst through the door to her home, Mari Carmen P茅rez received a text message alert from regional Spanish authorities warning her of the possibility of flash floods.
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Boil water advisories can be confusing. Here are some safety tips from experts

Boil water advisories can be confusing. Here are some safety tips from experts

As a mother of two, Robin Funsten knows it鈥檚 impossible to bathe her 2-year-old without getting water in the toddler's mouth. But she's never had to worry about that until recently. A month after deadly Hurricane Helene devastated the U.S.
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What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed at least 158 in Spain

What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed at least 158 in Spain

MADRID (AP) 鈥� In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain on Tuesday swept away everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped in vehicles, homes and businesses.
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UK apologizes for child's death in case that made air pollution in low-income areas a national issue

UK apologizes for child's death in case that made air pollution in low-income areas a national issue

LONDON (AP) 鈥� The British government has apologized for the death of a 9-year-old girl who is believed to be the first person in the U.K.
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Boil water advisories can be confusing. Here are some safety tips from experts

Boil water advisories can be confusing. Here are some safety tips from experts

As a mother of two, Robin Funsten knows it鈥檚 impossible to bathe her 2-year-old without getting water in the toddler's mouth. But she's never had to worry about that until recently. A month after deadly Hurricane Helene devastated the U.S.
Read more >
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