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Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change

VENICE, Italy (AP) ??" After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with four more exceptional tides within six weeks, shocking Venetians and triggering fears about the worsening impact of climate change.

The repeated invasion of brackish lagoon water into St. Mark's Basilica this summer is a quiet reminder that the threat hasn't receded.

"I can only say that in August, a month when this never used to happen, we had tides over a meter five times. I am talking about the month of August, when we are quiet," St. Mark's... Read More

Volcano in southern Japan erupts with massive smoke column

TOKYO (AP) ??" A volcano in southern Japan erupted Wednesday with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky.

The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the warning level for Mount Aso to three on a scale of five, warning hikers and residents to avoid the mountain.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said there has been no report of damages or injuries.

NHK national television aired footage of a massive smoke column above the volcano.

The smoke rose as high as 3.5 kilometers (11,480 feet) above the crater, with pyroclastic flow pouring... Read More

Study: Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals

LONDON (AP) ??" The world needs to cut by more than half its production of coal, oil and gas in the coming decade to maintain a chance of keeping global warming from reaching dangerous levels, according to a U.N.-backed study released Wednesday.

The report published by the U.N. Environment Program found that while governments have made ambitious pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions, they are still planning to extract double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030?than what would be consistent with?the 2015 Paris climate accord's goal of keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5... Read More

U.S. congressmen complain about Mexico energy changes

MEXICO CITY (AP) ??" Texas congressmen complained Tuesday about the Mexican government's attempts to limit competition in the electrical power sector.

In a letter to U.S. Ambassador Ken Salzar, about 20 Texas congressmen and senators criticized changes proposed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to restrict the market share of private power generators and favor Mexico's state-owned utility company.

The letter circulated by Republican Rep. August Pfluger said the new rules would "discriminate against American energy producers."

The complaint came on... Read More

Manatee deaths rise in Florida as pollutants kill seagrass

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ??" Manatees have starved to death by the hundreds along Florida's east coast because algae blooms and contaminants are killing the seagrass the beloved sea mammals eat, a wildlife official told a House committee Tuesday.

Seagrass has been decimated in the 156-mile-long Indian River Lagoon and neighboring areas. The aquatic plant thrives in clear, sandy water, but murkier water because of the algae and pollutants has made it harder for seagrass to survive, said Melissa Tucker, director of the Division of Habitat and Species Conservation at the Florida Fish... Read More

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Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change

Volcano in southern Japan erupts with massive smoke column

Study: Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals

U.S. congressmen complain about Mexico energy changes

Manatee deaths rise in Florida as pollutants kill seagrass

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