The US will keep protecting grizzly bears in Rocky Mountain states over Republican objections
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The US will keep protecting grizzly bears in Rocky Mountain states over Republican objections.
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BBC'Threat to life' as red warnings issued in Republic of Ireland
Multiple warnings have been issued across Northern Ireland from midnight on Thursday.
- HuffPost
The U.S. Is Already Losing Manufacturing Jobs, And Not Just Because Of Trump
Donald Trump’s anti-wind orders dealt the final blow, but Joe Biden’s permitting reform failure started the death spiral.
- CBC
One of the only stops for gas and snacks along the Trans-Labrador Highway is now closed
The town of Red Bay is now without it's only convenience store, BNL Enterprises, leaving residents to travel further for gas and food. (Submitted by Keith Pike)Travellers driving along the Trans-Labrador Highway now have to contend with long, lonely stretches on the road, after the only gas station on the 165-kilometre expanse between the towns of Pinware and Port Hope Simpson is now closed. The refuelling station and convenience store has been in Red Bay, N.L., for almost 20 years, but now its
- USA TODAY
How much snow did the South get? See snowfall totals for Florida, Alabama, Texas, more
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
- The Canadian Press
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president's policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset of his second term.
- CNN
It looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction
The brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range. Now, the Marna Banggara initiative is bringing it back to the country’s Yorke Peninsula.
- HuffPost
Trump Attacks FEMA, Says States Should ‘Take Care Of Their Own Problems’
The president's remarks came as another major fire broke out in California.
- The Weather Network
Get ready for a 'classic' Canadian winter weekend in southern Ontario
Temperatures moderate as we head into the weekend, but bands of lake-effect snow could impact some weekend travel plans in southern Ontario
- The Canadian Press
Reality TV couple sues the city of Los Angeles after losing home in fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing the city of Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires that have torn through Southern California in recent weeks.
- The Weather Network
Slowly breaking out of the deep freeze in Ontario, but hit of widespread snow
Dangerously cold temperatures continue into Wednesday across Ontario before a clipper system brings widespread light snow and lake enhancement. Brace for some slower commute times
- USA TODAY
Laguna Fire breaks out near California State University campus: See map.
The Ventura County fire just north of Los Angeles was initially estimated to be 3 acres, but has since burned 50 acres.
- The Weather Network
Active pattern will drag a series of systems across Canada
While the deep freeze is behind us, an active pattern will keep conditions busy across much of Canada for the next week
- USA TODAY
Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires? See maps
Wildfires in California continue to rage and prompt more evacuations.
- Futurism
China's "Artificial Sun" Just Smashed the Record for Stable Fusion Reaction
Scientists claim that China's "artificial Sun" nuclear reactor has more than doubled its own world record, confining extremely high-energy plasma for a whopping 1,066 seconds this week. That's in comparison to its previous record of 403 seconds, set in 2023. Using the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), scientists heated plasma to temperatures over 100 million degrees Celsius and managed to contain the swirling soup of atoms for almost 17 minutes. The goal is to essentially rec
- The Weather Network
Risk of blowing snow and poor travel as system moves through the Prairies
Another incoming clipper system will impact the Prairie provinces again through Friday. Strong winds and bursts of snow could create reduced visibility at times
- USA TODAY
0 to 10,000 acres in just hours: Why did the Hughes Fire explode in size so fast?
A fast-spreading wildfire that erupted this week northwest of Los Angeles roared from nothing to nearly 10,000 acres − in a matter of hours.
- Associated Press
Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy fun
A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy. In Alabama, the weight of the snow collapsed the dome of the Mobile Civic Center, which was being demolished to make way for a new entertainment facility.
- The Weather Network
Rare red weather alert for Ireland as Storm Éowyn threatens 150+ km/h winds
From historic snow to historic winds, Storm Éowyn will be the strongest storm system in the globe on Friday, threatening wind gusts over 150 km/h across Ireland and parts of the UK
- Fox Weather
See it: Unusual snowy sights across South as once-in-a-generation winter storm hits region
From kayaking in the snow to sledding on a cookie sheet, Texas and Louisiana residents found a number of creative ways to enjoy the historic winter storm that walloped the South on Tuesday.
- LA Times
This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came
In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir's floating cover, according to internal emails reviewed by The Times.