Despite disasters, climate is a taboo election issue in US coal country
Chase Hays says he is "torn.". "We feel forgotten about here," Hays said.
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Cold Siberian air would help Putin this winter
Across Europe, governments are scrambling to prevent energy rationing and blackouts this winter.. "Europe is well-placed to go through the winter under normal weather conditions," Alireza Nahvi, a research associate at Wood Mackenzie, an energy consultancy, told AFP in an email.
Japan space rocket ordered to self-destruct after failed launch
Japan's space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant the craft could not safely fly.. It was Japan's first failed rocket launch since 2003, and public broadcaster NHK said the self-destruct order was issued around 10 minutes after liftoff.
Japan space rocket ordered to self-destruct after failed launch
Japan's space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant the craft could not safely fly.. Public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets said it was Japan's first failed rocket launch since 2003.
English winemakers toast summer heatwaves
Under a blue sky, seasonal workers ran their secateurs along long rows of grapevines, harvesting a variety of pinot noir grown during the summer heatwave.. During the harvest period, the estate is a beehive of 200 workers, more than half of them seasonal.
The Big Lie: Scandal in US as Fat Bear Week uncovers ballot stuffing
A hugely popular web poll to find the fattest bear in an Alaskan national park has become the target of rampant ballot stuffing, according to organizers who said they had pounced to protect US democracy from another hammer blow.. "Like bears stuff their face with fish, our ballot box, too, has been stuffed," tweeted Katmai National Park Service, which organizes the annual tongue-in-cheek vote.
NASA spaceship deflected asteroid in test to save Earth
NASA on Tuesday said it had succeeded in deflecting an asteroid in a historic test of humanity's ability to stop an incoming cosmic object from devastating life on Earth.. NASA believes the best way to deploy such weapons would be at a distance, to impart force without blowing the asteroid to smithereens, which could further imperil Earth. ia/bgs
Hope fading in search for Venezuela landslide survivors
Hopes were fading Tuesday of finding alive any of the 56 people missing after a devastating landslide swept through a Venezuelan town with 36 confirmed deaths to date.. In 1999, about 10,000 people died in a massive landslide in the northern state of Vargas.
Thunberg says 'mistake' for Germany to use coal over nuclear
Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday said it was a "mistake" for Germany to shut down existing nuclear power plants while ramping up coal usage to tackle an energy crisis.. Asked about Habeck's decision in an interview with ARD broadcaster, Thunberg said that "if we have (the nuclear plants) already running, I feel it's a mistake to close them down" if coal was the alternative.
New Zealand outlines plans to tax livestock burps, farts
New Zealand on Tuesday unveiled plans to tax the greenhouse gas emissions from farm animals, in a controversial proposal designed to tackle climate change.. The scheme would see farmers pay for gas emissions from their animals, such as methane gas in the farts and burps from cows, and nitrous oxide in the urine of livestock.
