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A Massachusetts town spent $600K on shore protection. A winter storm washed it away days later

Mar. 13, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away $600,000 in sand that was trucked in to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure. The project, which brought 14,000 tons (12,701 metric tons) of sand into Salisbury over several...

Massachusetts governor appeals denial of federal disaster aid for flooding

Mar. 12, 2024 13:00 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey is appealing a decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny the state’s request for a major disaster declaration to support Massachusetts cities and towns battered by severe weather and flooding in September. Healey said the state...

Europe is not prepared for the growing climate extremes it faces, its first risk assessment finds

Mar. 11, 2024 23:52 PM EDT

Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency said in its first-ever risk assessment for the bloc Monday. The agency said Europe is prone to more frequent and more punishing weather extremes — including increasing wildfires,...

At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Mar. 11, 2024 06:43 AM EDT

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, which have killed at least 26 people and left 11 missing, officials said Monday. Monsoon rains and rising...

At least 19 dead and 7 missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Mar. 10, 2024 01:58 AM EST

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing, officials said Sunday. Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late Friday,...

Intense rainfall sweeps across Dubai and the wider United Arab Emirates, disrupting flights

Mar. 09, 2024 06:49 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Intense rainfall swept across Dubai and the wider United Arab Emirates on Saturday, causing localized flooding and disrupting flights at the world's busiest airport for international travel. Nearly 50 millimeters (2 inches) of rain fell in Dubai...

Biden approves disaster declaration for areas of Vermont hit by December flooding, severe storm

Mar. 04, 2024 16:33 PM EST

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a federal disaster declaration sought by Gov. Phil Scott to help communities in seven Vermont counties that saw severe rainfall and flooding in December. Federal funding is available on a cost-sharing basis to state and...

At least 36 die in Pakistan as heavy winter rains collapse buildings and trigger landslides

Mar. 03, 2024 08:37 AM EST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains that swept across Pakistan have left at least 36 people dead and 50 others injured, collapsed houses and triggered landslides that blocked roads, particularly in the northwest, authorities said Sunday. Mostly women and children were among 30...

Study says 2023's crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world

Feb. 27, 2024 11:37 AM EST

Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. They are more like what happens at twice this amount of warming, a new study said. The...

8 people die in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state as heavy rains cause landslides and floods

Feb. 22, 2024 19:43 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At least eight people died in Rio de Janeiro state due to landslides and floods caused by heavy rains Thursday, Brazilian authorities said. A 6-year-old was listed as missing in the countryside city of Mendes. Four of the dead, including an 8-month-old, were...