Permafrost expert and military pilot among 4 killed in a helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope
Friends and family are remembering the three passengers and pilot killed when a helicopter crashed on Alaska’s remote North Slope late last week.
Day: July 25, 2023
Study finds climate change fingerprints on July heat waves in Europe, China and America
Climate change’s sweaty fingerprints are all over the July heat waves gripping much of the globe.
Sirens in Kyiv as Ukrainian forces down Russian drones
Officials say Russia launched Iranian-made Shahed drones in its sixth attack this month on the Ukrainian capital.
Proposal before Maine lawmakers would jumpstart offshore wind projects
Maine is poised to launch an offshore wind program that would meet clean energy goals and produce enough power for about 900,000 homes from floating wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine.
Europe and US heatwaves near ‘impossible’ without climate change
Scientists say the heatwaves seen in Europe, the US and China in July are no longer unusual.
TikTok: Video app adds text feature as social media war heats up
The move comes as Twitter ditches its famous blue bird logo and switches to a black and white X.
Extremist attacks wounded Paris. Here’s why the city turned to the 2024 Olympics to heal
The first Olympic Games since the ebb of the COVID-19 pandemic open in a year in France’s capital.
Extremist attacks wounded Paris. Here’s why the city turned to the 2024 Olympics to heal
For the mayor of Paris, the city’s journey to next year’s Olympic Games included an epiphany born of brutality: the slaughter of 17 people by gunmen acting in the names of al Qaeda and the Islamic State group.
Big pay rises for top earners in London have masked cuts in rest of UK, says IFS
Britain’s earnings gap is growing as business services, finance and IT workers prosper, thinktank findsBig pay increases for highly paid workers in London and the south-east have masked real wage cuts across large swathes of the economy and led to a wi…