Tag: Environmental concerns
Technology has growing role in corralling US West wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become...
EXPLAINER: As wildlife smoke spreads, who’s at risk?
BILLINGS, Mont. — Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada is blanketing much of the continent, including thousands of miles away on...
EXPLAINER: What is fueling Russia’s ‘unprecedented’ fires?
MOSCOW — Thousands of wildfires engulf broad expanses of Russia each year, destroying forests and shrouding territories in acrid smoke.
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G20 environment ministers meet in Italy amid floods, fires
NAPLES, Italy — With forest fires raging in the U.S. and Russia and floods devastating parts of Western Europe, environment and energy ministers from...
Merkel: No way back on German plan to end nuclear power use
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday defended her decision to end Germany's use of nuclear power next year, but acknowledged that it will...
Mercedes sketches out all-electric scenario by decade’s end
FRANKFURT, Germany — Daimler AG's luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz says it is stepping up its transition to electric cars, doubling the planned share of...
Daimler: $4.3 billion quarterly profit despite chip shortage
FRANKFURT, Germany — German auto maker Daimler reaped strong profits in the second quarter as demand for its Mercedes luxury cars continued to rebound...
Floods fuel climate debate in Germany’s election campaign
LUETZERATH, Germany — As Germany reels from the deadliest inland floods in living memory, one word has been on the lips of leading politicians:...
Belgium holds day of mourning in wake of deadly flooding
BRUSSELS — Belgium held a day of mourning Tuesday for the victims of last week’s devastating floods, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her...
Mexican wolf breeding program gets boost from zoo
MEXICO CITY — Five gray wolf pups born at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo are giving a boost to efforts to broaden the endangered species’...