Blackouts in Extreme Weather Drive Demand for Cleaner Backup Power August 23, 2024 By Alexa St. John Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that...
Dozens Evacuate, 10 Homes Destroyed by Wildfire Near Perth November 27, 2023 PERTH, Australia (AP) — Dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed by a wildfire burning...
Deadly Wildfires in Greece and Other European Countries Destroy Homes and Threaten Nature Reserves July 27, 2023 By Petros Giannakouris and Derek Gatopoulos RHODES, Greece (AP) — Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening...
Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant in North Carolina as Scorching Heat and Floods Sock Other Parts of US July 21, 2023 By Ben Finley and Hannah Schoenbaum RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential...
European Union Rushes Firefighters to Greece as Grueling Mediterranean Heat Wave Takes Toll July 20, 2023 By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicole Winfield and David Brunat ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries headed to Greece on Thursday to help battle...
A Heat Wave Named Cerberus Has Southern Europe in its Jaws, and it`s Only Going to Get Worse July 14, 2023 By Derek Gatopoulos and Ciaran Giles ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists in central Athens huddled under mist machines, and zoo animals in Madrid were fed fruit...
Heat Waves Like the One that’s Killed 14 in the Southern US are Becoming More Frequent July 3, 2023 PHOENIX (AP) – Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed...
A Deadly Heat Wave is Blanketing the South and Spreading East June 30, 2023 By Michael Goldberg, Adrian Sanz and Jim Salter An oppressive heat wave blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and one in Louisiana blanketed the South on...
Sweltering Heat Tests Texas’ Power Grid and Patience as Thousands in South Still Without Electricity June 22, 2023 By Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ power grid operator asked residents Tuesday to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated...
Power Outages Continue Across Southern Us; Triple-Digit Heat Wave Grips Texas June 20, 2023 By Scott Sonner AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 100,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday following damaging storms, leaving...