Global warming has made it easier for bacteria and other germs to contaminate the food supply, and this little-discussed danger of climate change is teaching painful and sometimes life-threatening ...

Electric tools provide a cleaner and quieter alternative to gas-powered equipment. In Oak Park, Illinois, landscapers maintain the public parks using electric string trimmers, leaf blowers, pruning ...

With rising global temperatures, it’s not surprising that our hottest days are also on the rise. Heat waves, defined as two or more days of extreme heat, are increasing almost everywhere, but in the U ...

The Veterans’ Health Administration, or VHA, provides care to military veterans and their families. But providing that care can get complicated during floods, which are growing more common as the ...

The island nation endures its fourth typhoon in less than two weeks, while Tropical Storm Sara rakes Honduras.

People clean up storm debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Englewood, Florida. Much of the debris was created by Hurricane Helene and then spread by Hurricane Milton, ...

A satellite image from September 28, 2024, shows a swath of power outages along the track of Hurricane Helene in the southeast U.S.

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