Texas beach walkway collapses, injuring 21 teenagers
(Reuters) – Twenty-one teenagers from a church group were injured on Thursday when a section of wooden walkway at a…
Environment
COVID masks are back as Canadian wildfires fill skies with smoke
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Kyaw Soe Oo TORONTO (Reuters) – Just when it seemed safe to unmask, some Canadians…
Explainer-What health experts say wildfire smoke novices need to know
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Wildfires are increasingly causing destruction and illness around the world, but the smoke drifting southward…
Hundreds plucked from flooded homes; Ukraine dismisses counteroffensive reports
By Viktoriia Lakezina and Max Hunder KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -Hundreds of Ukrainians were rescued from rooftops on Thursday, two days…
Top US senator urges increased personnel to mitigate Canada wildfire effects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to double the…
Extreme weather expected as El Nino climate pattern returns, US forecaster says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) -El Nino has officially returned and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year,…
Exclusive-BlackRock eyes $7 billion for new Global Renewable Power Fund
By Simon Jessop and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock said it hopes to raise…
US solar power installations soar in Q1 on easing panel import gridlock
(Reuters) – U.S. solar energy installations soared 47% in the first quarter, according to an industry report published on Thursday,…
Just Climate raises $1.5 billion with help from Microsoft fund
LONDON (Reuters) – Asset manager Just Climate said on Thursday it had raised $1.5 billion for its inaugural fund after…
Ukrainians face homelessness, disease risk as floods crest from burst dam
By Viktoriia Lakezina and Max Hunder KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes on Wednesday as floods crested across…