What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the ...
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LA wildfires put climate, risk management in focus for banks
Ceres, a nonprofit organization that works with capital market leaders, has produced several studies on the effects of climate change on the banking industry. The group advocates for sustainability in ...
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Climate mitigation: Challenges facing African countries
350 Africa works to build an African climate movement for clean renewable energy solutions and a fossil-free future. It supports campaigns and initiatives aimed at accelerating an inclusive ...
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East African bloc launches project to address climate crisis, conflict
NAIROBI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc ... of proactive approaches in tackling climate-related risks. "These climate shocks ...
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Can’t Teach AP African American Studies? Start a Club
We used the free, open-access framework of the College Board’s AP African American Studies curriculum as both ... my students began to conceive of Africa as a continent of vast cultural wealth ...
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What Students Have to Say About Their Black History Class
When [I was] in her office looking for classes to pick, she scrolled past AP African American Studies. At first, I was shocked inside of my head because I had never seen any type of class like ...
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ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger ... Widely seen as West Africa’s leading political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to ...
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Pug life: A South African woman has rescued more than 2,500 of the lovable ‘clowns of the dog world’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Lots of hair shedding ... Gaw has rescued more than 2,500 pugs in South Africa over the years after she and her husband sold their house, lived in a trailer home for a ...
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Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood ... of burning appears relatively small compared to previous studies of killer heat waves, floods and droughts by the ...