Tag: Natural disasters
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions
PREK TAKEO, Cambodia -- The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its...
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
WYOMING, Iowa -- Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls...
Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
BURKE, Vt. -- BURKE, Vt. (AP) — Two bouts of flooding from storms in July has hampered businesses and destinations in an economically...
Flights and trains canceled in Tokyo area as a strong typhoon swerves nearby
Flights and trains in the Tokyo area have been canceled, and people were warned of strong winds, heavy rains and potential flooding and...
Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
LOS ANGELES -- As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking...
Protecting against floods, or a government-mandated retreat from the shore? New Jersey rules debated
TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- New Jersey officials are defending proposed building rules designed to limit damage from future storms and steadily rising seas...