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After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the B.C.-Alberta boundary.
An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier .
Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth.
Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school has been inadvertently flushing raw sewage into a nearby river for years, and the city, despite identifying the problem in 2021, is only now taking action to fix it. The Lester B.
Torrid heat bakes millions of people in large swaths of US, setting records and fanning wildfires

Torrid heat bakes millions of people in large swaths of US, setting records and fanning wildfires

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat over the weekend and into next week from a long-running heat wave that broke or tied records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coas
Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

MACHAKOS, Kenya (AP) — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya. Water levels would rise to shoulder height after only a night of heavy downpour.
Beryl bears down on Texas, where it is expected to hit after regaining hurricane strength

Beryl bears down on Texas, where it is expected to hit after regaining hurricane strength

HOUSTON (AP) — Beryl was hurtling across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Texas, forecast to pick up strength and regain hurricane status before nearing the coast Sunday and making landfall the following day with heavy
Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday but was expected to regain hurricane strength as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore.
Environment Canada issues widespread warnings as intense heat wave settles over B.C.

Environment Canada issues widespread warnings as intense heat wave settles over B.C.

VANCOUVER — More than two dozen regions in British Columbia are under warnings as a heat wave expected to push temperatures into the low 40s in the coming days settles over much of the province.