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An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona

An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and its surrounding in northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region are preparing for tighter water restrictions amid a historic drought that has shrunk reservoirs to record lows.
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South Africa evacuates small coastal communities near Cape Town as wildfires burn out of control

South Africa evacuates small coastal communities near Cape Town as wildfires burn out of control

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Residents were evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires swept down from surrounding mountains and burned out of control for a second day on Tuesday.
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Anxiety rises with water levels, as rain and record warmth add up to flooding in B.C.

Anxiety rises with water levels, as rain and record warmth add up to flooding in B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Heavy rain and record-breaking warmth in southwestern British Columbia this week brought back some bad memories for Abbotsford dairy farmer Matt Dykshoorn.
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Air quality alert cancelled after fire at Alberta oil site brought under control

Air quality alert cancelled after fire at Alberta oil site brought under control

MANNVILLE, Alta. — An air quality alert issued for an area east of Edmonton due to a fire at an oil lease site has been cancelled. Officials say the alert was cancelled after the fire was brought under control by emergency crews.
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Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for the past two weeks

Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for the past two weeks

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark.
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Protesting farmers have France's government in a bind

Protesting farmers have France's government in a bind

PARIS (AP) — Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. The farmers say their protests aren't a moment too soon.
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'Pandemic of snow' in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow

'Pandemic of snow' in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Even by Alaska standards, there is a lot of snow this winter. So much snow has fallen — so far, more than 8.7 feet (2.
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B.C. population to hit 7.9 million by 2046, as growth rate soars: report

B.C. population to hit 7.9 million by 2046, as growth rate soars: report

VICTORIA — British Columbia's population is projected to reach 7.9 million by 2046 according to official projections and statistics that suggest the province is experiencing the fastest growth in 50 years. The new B.C.
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Spring a leak? Google will find it through a new partnership aimed at saving water in New Mexico

Spring a leak? Google will find it through a new partnership aimed at saving water in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it's confusion, not fatal attraction

Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it's confusion, not fatal attraction

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that's not exactly what's going on, a new study suggests.
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