"Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds wreaked destruction across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning homes and forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee."
"Tropical Storm Erin has begun what’s expected to be a week-plus oceanic journey across the North Atlantic. As it looks now, much of that trek will be as a potent hurricane that bears close watching."
"Summer heat in New York City beats down on asphalt and tall buildings, which get hotter, scorching the locals, who can’t stop sweating. Exhaust from trucks and cars hangs in the air and the subway stations trap extreme amounts of heat."
"Officials in Alaska’s capital city are asking residents to voluntarily evacuate from parts of the Mendenhall Valley ahead of an expected glacial flood this week."
"Environmental advocates are suing the Trump administration over what they described as a secretive plan to undermine climate science."
"This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact."
"Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs."
"Antarctica’s krill fishery has shut down months ahead of schedule after reaching its full seasonal catch-limit—a historic first. The early closure is fueling urgent calls to protect the Southern Ocean’s fragile marine ecosystems from mounting industrial fishing and climate change."
"After a period of cooler weather, swaths of central and eastern Europe face another heatwave as hot air over south-western Europe pushes north-west."
"Bald eagles must be protected to the fullest extent of the law from dangerous wind turbines, President Trump’s interior secretary declared this week. But four months ago, President Trump called for gutting the very law that applies, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, calling it a burden on oil and gas producers."
