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Halifax wildfires: Residents of city's western suburbs want more escape routes

Halifax wildfires: Residents of city's western suburbs want more escape routes

HALIFAX — Almost two years after wildfires destroyed 200 structures, including 151 homes, in the western suburbs of Halifax, residents are anxious about the city's slow progress in creating more ways for them to flee if the flames return.
Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700

Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a huma
Sydney homes flooded and infrastructure damaged as swell combined with king tide to batter the coast

Sydney homes flooded and infrastructure damaged as swell combined with king tide to batter the coast

SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney beachfront properties were flooded and coastal infrastructure damaged after a large swell combined with a king tide to batter the Australian shore, officials said Thursday.
Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm

Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm

Some Ontario regions hard hit by last weekend's ice storm may not recover power until the end of the week, Hydro One said Tuesday as crews and communities braced for more freezing rain in the coming days.
Storms could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in large part of US in coming days

Storms could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in large part of US in coming days

Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South.
Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated

Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched lava and smoke into the air on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated the few remaining residents of a nearby fishing
Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounter

Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounter

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching tour business after losing three boats in the deadly 2023 Lahaina wildfire captured iPhone footage of her dog barking excitedly when a humpback swam near them over the weekend and p
On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks

On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it seemed that winter never materialized.
Earthquake compounds Myanmar's humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000

Earthquake compounds Myanmar's humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in last week's massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people's last moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery.
Bangkok reviews construction safety after a high-rise was crumpled by an earthquake 800 miles away

Bangkok reviews construction safety after a high-rise was crumpled by an earthquake 800 miles away

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower block under construction in Bangkok collapsed during Friday's earthquake that otherwise caused limited damage in the capital. Bangkok Gov.
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