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Early in January, California was hit with winter storms that caused devastating flooding in many parts of the state. At least 14 people were killed and thousands were forced to flee their homes. At one point approximately 90 percent of Californians — some 34 million people — were living in

Sweden Merges Its Environmental Authority With Ministry of Energy, Plans to Restart Nuclear Power Plants
The new Swedish Minister of Climate and Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, will now work under Minister...

Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh, Killing Nine and Flooding Low-Lying Areas
DHAKA (Reuters) — A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, Oct. 25 killing at least nine...

Clean Up Efforts Underway After Tropical Storm Roslyn Batters Tourist Town in Mexico
Residents of the touristic town of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico cleaned up rubble and debris from the streets...

Want a Healthy Halloween Treat? Try the Weird and Wonderful Water Caltrop
What is a nutty fruit — shaped like a bat — that’s both auspicious and delicious? It’s a water caltrop...

Tornado Sweeps Through Northern France, Causing Extensive Damage
A mini tornado hit the village of Bihucourt in northern France, on Sunday, Oct. 23 tearing roofs off...

Farmers in Bangladesh Turn to Floating Agriculture to Adapt to Rising Rivers and Sea
Mohammad Mostafa, a farmer in the low-lying deltas of southwestern Bangladesh, has revived his forefathers...

White House Launches Five-Year Plan to Research Methods of Reducing Sunlight to Fight Global Warming
In a move that sounds like the backstory to a science fiction film, the White House has approved an effort...

Missouri Pulls $500 Million From BlackRock Over Asset Manager ESG
(Reuters) — Missouri has pulled $500 million out of pension funds managed by BlackRock Inc, state Treasurer...

Heavy Flooding on Greek Island of Crete Leaves One Dead and Several Injured
Heavy floods on the Greek island of Crete claimed one life after sweeping away cars and flooding homes...