Tag: Climate and environment
Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
LONG BEACH, Wash. -- Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over...
Takeaways from The Associated Press' report on lost shipping containers
LONG BEACH, Wash. -- From clothes to metals used for manufacturing, most of the world’s everyday goods and raw materials moved over long...
Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected to spread toward Atlanta as winds shift
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Heavy smoke was causing low visibility Wednesday along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta as chemicals continued spewing from a beleaguered...
Helene's flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the company behind a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away...
Countries, businesses and trade officials urge EU to rethink deforestation regulation
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A growing number of governments, international trade organizations and businesses are urging the European Union to reconsider a deforestation regulation...
In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds
BENGALURU, India -- Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren't just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in India's...