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Death toll from Vietnam storm rises to 87 with 70 people missing, state media say

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and subsequent heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides climbed to 87 on Tuesday, with 70 people missing and hundreds injured, state media said.
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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change , a new study finds.
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Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast

Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana.
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Cool weather forecast offers hope in battling intense Southern California blaze

Cool weather forecast offers hope in battling intense Southern California blaze

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif.
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In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — East Timor is at an energy development crossroads.
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In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — East Timor is at an energy development crossroads.
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Spring rains destroyed a harvest important to the Oneida people. Farmers are working to adapt

Spring rains destroyed a harvest important to the Oneida people. Farmers are working to adapt

This spring, a torrent of rain sent a river rushing over a field on the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, destroying most of what was in its path, including the traditionally important crop of white corn.
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Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria

Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa's normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in Morocco and Algeria and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure.
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Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada

Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif.
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Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane

Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane

BATON ROUGE, La.
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