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Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash and hot clouds

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes erupted Sunday, spewing thick columns of ash at least three times and blanketing villages with debris, but no casualties were reported.
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Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Enormous swathes of pristine forest are being cut down across Indonesia to supply the rapidly rising international demand for biomass material seen as critical to many countries' transitions to cleaner forms of energy.
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Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Enormous swathes of pristine forest are being cut down across Indonesia to supply the rapidly rising international demand for biomass material seen as critical to many countries' transitions to cleaner forms of energy.
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At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines

At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines

TALISAY, Philippines (AP) — The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in n
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Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7

HAVANA (AP) — A small town in Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least seven people after Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain.
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At least 115 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines

At least 115 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines

TALISAY, Philippines (AP) — The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has exceeded 100 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of
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Harris vs. Trump: Where the candidates stand on the climate crisis

Harris vs. Trump: Where the candidates stand on the climate crisis

WASHINGTON — Environmental experts are warning American voters that whoever takes the White House could set a path forward or pull the world backwards at a critical time for the climate crisis. "The U.S.
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In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts

In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The first time the electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode.
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The vehicle collision death of a famous Wyoming grizzly bear was an accident, authorities say

The vehicle collision death of a famous Wyoming grizzly bear was an accident, authorities say

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The driver who struck and killed a famous grizzly bear south of Grand Teton National Park earlier this week was not speeding and the bear's death was an accident, law enforcement officers said Friday. The death of grizzly No.
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How has climate change shifted the odds of extreme cold? A new tool seeks the answer

How has climate change shifted the odds of extreme cold? A new tool seeks the answer

Federal environment officials will be able to quickly analyze how climate change is shifting the odds of extreme cold temperatures starting this winter, officials said Friday, broadening the application of a system rolled out over the summer to study
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