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Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters

Spain heats up under 1st heatwave of the year as Southern Europe swelters

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain sweated under its first official heatwave of the year with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celcius (104 Fahrenheit) in a large swathe of the country on Thursday, while Italy, Greece and other areas of southern
Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there's little research on how to protect workers

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there's little research on how to protect workers

From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D. research inside greenhouses inspired them to study the heat in the indoor structures.
Greece shuts Acropolis, 2 firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave

Greece shuts Acropolis, 2 firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis Wednesday for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata region in southern Italy, Italian authoritie
Philippine politician who praised natural gas takes heat for business dealings after AP reporting

Philippine politician who praised natural gas takes heat for business dealings after AP reporting

An influential Philippine governor is the subject of controversy following an Associated Press investigation into his links to the expanding natural gas industry in his province.
Heat warnings spread in СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ as records tumble in second heat wave for July

Heat warnings spread in СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ as records tumble in second heat wave for July

VANCOUVER — More than two dozen daily heat records were broken or tied in British Columbia on Wednesday as sweltering temperatures swept across the province. At least 27 communities set daily temperature records across СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ
Wind power operations off Nantucket Island are suspended after turbine blade parts washed ashore

Wind power operations off Nantucket Island are suspended after turbine blade parts washed ashore

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The federal government has ordered an offshore wind developer off Nantucket Island, a popular summer tourist destination in Massachusetts, to suspend operations after parts of a damaged turbine blade washed up on the beaches.
California first state to get federal funds for hydrogen energy hub to help replace fossil fuels

California first state to get federal funds for hydrogen energy hub to help replace fossil fuels

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
US judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review

US judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An environmental review underpinning a 2022 oil and gas lease sale in Alaska failed to properly analyze the potential impacts on endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales, a federal judge has ruled in suspending the lone lease stemmin
Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind

Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
Western Canada sweats in renewed heat wave, rivergoers told to avoid cheap floaties

Western Canada sweats in renewed heat wave, rivergoers told to avoid cheap floaties

CALGARY — As Western Canadians sweat under a renewed heat wave, Calgary emergency crews say they continue to bail out rivergoers who are trying to beat the heat by navigating swift currents on dime-store pink flamingo floaties.