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FILE - Logan Smith walks his dog, Zak, past some of the 283 registered pets in the evacuation shelter at River Ridge Middle/High School in preparation for Hurricane Milton on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in New Port Richey, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)
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How to prepare your pets for when a hurricane makes it rain cats and dogs

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Getting ready for a hurricane’s landfall means making sure everyone in your household is prepared, including your furry family members.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, discuss the ongoing search and rescue efforts after recent flooding along the Guadalupe River during a press conference on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)
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Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

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Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing.

Men inspect a vehicle that was washed along the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic after a flash flood swept through the area Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help

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Catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country has killed 70 people. Rescue crews are searching for missing girls from Camp Mystic. Here is a guide on how to help those affected.

A helicopter flies over the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer

Read full article: Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer

A swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 67 people and leaving many more missing, was a flash flood.

FILE - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

Read full article: EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

The Environmental Protection Agency says the sprawling tax and policy bill should give it a victory in its fight to freeze billions in funding for a green bank for climate friendly projects.

This image provided by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School shows divers planting a crossbred coral species from Honduras on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 off the coast of Miami to help Florida's coral reefs become more resilient to climate change. (University of Miami Rosenstiel School via AP)
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Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change

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Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami's coast.

FILE - Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
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Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

Read full article: Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

Latin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations to their duty to address climate change.

In this photo released by Agents Rurals de Catalunya, uncontrolled fire rages across the grasslands in the Segarra region, in the rural province of Lleida, Spain, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/ Agents Rurals de Catalunya, HO)

Spanish wildfire kills 2 people as parts of Europe bake in severe heat wave

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Spanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control.

In this Jan. 2024 photo provided by The Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of Cattle Screwworms (COPEG), a worker drops New World screwworm fly larvae into a tray at a facility that breeds sterile flies in Pacora, Panama. (COPEG via AP)

The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

Read full article: The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and drop them from airplanes over Mexico and even southern Texas.

FILE - A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Republican budget bill dismantles climate law passed by Democrats

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The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy.

A solar farm operates on May 23, 2025, in Bulengo, a neighborhood near Goma, Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo

Read full article: Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city’s violent takeover by Congolese rebels early this year.