Environment News

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A tropical storm developing in the Arabian Sea prompted authorities to shut schools in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, on Friday, as weather forecasters warned fishermen not to venture out to sea.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill.

VOLOS, Greece (AP) — More than 100 tons of dead fish were collected in and around the port of Volos in central Greece after a mass die-off linked to extreme weather fluctuations, authorities said Thursday.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain hit a house in a remote part of northwestern Pakistan, killing 12 people, mostly children, a rescue official said Friday.

TOKYO (AP) — A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south.

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Ecuador's government says it has started dismantling infrastructure on a controversial oil drilling block in Yasuni National Park, just as Friday's court-imposed deadline for completion looms.

OTTAWA — It is already more cost effective over the long term to buy an electric vehicle than a gas-powered model, but the savings must get substantially higher if Canada is to meet its EV sales targets, the parliamentary budget office concluded in a

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island forests emit more carbon than they absorb, a consequence of the damage caused after post-tropical storm Fiona made landfall almost two years ago.

MONTREAL — Marc-André Bourgeois-Gaudet was in his boat off the shores of Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., last Friday when he saw several funnel clouds descending from the sky like tornadoes.