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Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

Aug. 30, 2024 02:53 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis...

US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M

Aug. 26, 2024 10:07 AM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the country's national parks. The National Park Foundation, which...

Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds

Aug. 07, 2024 11:44 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won’t survive if planetary warming isn’t stopped. During that time, between 2016 and 2024, the...