Sisters Ella Whelan (9) and Robyn Whelan (6) at the Mahon Falls prior to the recently held Comeraghs Wild Festival, which has been heralded as the most…
here in san francisco, summer has become a time of unease as people wonderjust how bad fires raging in the east of the states are going to get. and politicians are being pressured to act. today, the us climate envoy john kerry said president biden was considering announcing a climate emergency that would give him additional powers to push his renewable energy agenda. it is less than ideal not to have the entire congress full throatedly adopting some of the measures that need to be taken so that the world can see a very united united states moving in this direction. fires here today aren t just threatening lives but yosemite national park, home to ancient trees, coating beauty spots with smoke. and with the wet season not for months, this could be a long, hot summer. firefighters. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. greek firefighters are
would give him additional powers to push his renewable energy agenda. it is less than ideal not to have the entire congress full throatedly adopting some of the measures that need to be taken so that the world can see a very united united states moving in this direction. fires here today aren t just threatening lives but yosemite national park, home to ancient trees, coating beauty spots with smoke. and with the wet season not for months, this could be a long, hot summer. firefighters. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. let s get some of the day s other news. greek firefighters are still battling wildfires on the island of lesbos, as well as new fires in the western peloponnese and in northern greece. a fire that started in mountainous forests of lesbos on saturday, has burned properties at the beach resort of vatera and forced the evacuation of two more villages. a volcano has erupted on japan s south western island of kyushu with reports of volcanic stones raining down more th
to have the entire congress full throatedly adopting some of the measures that need to be taken so that the world can see a very united united states moving in this direction. fires here today aren t just threatening lives but yosemite national park, home to ancient trees, coating beauty spots with smoke. and with the wet season not for months, this could be a long, hot summer. firefighters. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. kim cobb is director of brown university s institute for environment and society. she says extreme events, like the california fires, are becoming more common. unfortunately, it is not unusual right now. we ve had year on year of horrendous scenes coming out of california and cost the best the united states with his wildfires raging out of control. every
to have the entire congress full throatedly adopting some of the measures that need to be taken so that the world can see a very united united states moving in this direction. fires here today aren t just threatening lives, but yosemite national park home to ancient trees coating beauty spots with smoke. and with the wet season not for months, this could be a long, hot summer. for firefighters. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. authorities in the bahamas say at least seventeen people thought to be from haiti have drowned after a vessel carrying migrants capsized. police said the boat turned over eleven kilometres off the bahamian island of new providence. more than 20 people were rescued. the bahamas is a frequent transit route for haitians seeking to reach the united states. the numbers attempting