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Tesla battery fires get NHTSA probeThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into battery fires in聽Tesla聽Model S electric cars. The Tesla聽fires broke out in two of the cars in the U.S. after the undercarriage hit metal road debris.听
Elk euthanized for being too people-friendlyElk euthanized after video of playful head-butting with photographer goes viral. Officials at Great Smokies National Park said elk was euthanized because he was a threat to people.
UN climate chief gives coal CEOs verbal smackdownThe U.N.'s chief climate diplomat told coal industry CEOs they need to curb CO2 emissions that cause global warming. She said high-polluting coal plants must be closed and new plants should use technology that trap emissions.
Texas pipeline explosion: Town evacuated, no injuriesTexas pipeline explosion caused by drilling crew that punctured an LNG pipeline. Chevron says controlling the fire and capping the Texas pipeline involved in the explosion could take 24 hours.
Missing trees: Interactive map shows global deforestationA new map of deforestation reveals that the planet has lost 888,000 square miles of forest since 2000.
Snowstorm brings early winter to MichiganSnowstorm drops up to 6 inches in northern parts of Michigan Tuesday. The pre-winter snowstorm caused accidents and was a factor in at least one fatal crash.
Climate change: Global emissions hit record high, UN saysCarbon dioxide pollution levels in Earth's atmosphere hit a record high in 2012, according a UN report released Wednesday. The concentration of carbon dioxide, a primary contributor to global warming, is far beyond the level some scientists and environmental groups say is the upper limit for a safe level.
Tropical Storm Sonia gains strength, takes aim at MexicoTropical Storm Sonia is expected to make landfall early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The Mexican states of Sinaloa and Durango are expecting heavy rainfall and high winds.
With storms like Sandy, it's the flooding, not the wind, that gets youFlooding from surges in storms like like Sandy, which struck the US East Coast a year ago, causes more fatalities than wind or rain. Yet the official hurricane category system fails to convey the threat of flooding, say researchers.
Are Asian carp reproducing in the Great Lakes?In troubling news for those who depend on Midwest fisheries, scientists say they have documented spawning among an Asian carp species within the Great Lakes watershed.
How a weird weather pattern could predict heat wavesA peculiar atmospheric pattern tends to occur up to 15 to 20 days before a heat wave in the United States, researchers say. 聽
Arctic temperatures reach 44,000-year high, scientists sayNew research shows that average summer temperatures in the Canadian Arctic are the highest in at least 44,000 years.- False widow spiders force school in Britain to closeFalse widow spiders, often confused with black widow spiders, have forced the closure of a school in Britain a week before Halloween.听No one has been bitten by the false widow spiders, according to the school, but local health authorities have advised it to close for the day to deal with the infestation.
- Bob Barker spends $1 million for elephants' road tripBob Barker paid for three African elephants to be moved to a sanctuary in California. Bob Barker hosted "The Price Is Right" for 35 years and has long been an animal-rights advocate.
- Alligator snapping turtle discovered in OregonAlligator snapping turtle, native to the Southeast but an invasive species in Oregon, was discovered by the聽Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife last week.听The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and can grow up to 250 pounds.听
Japan nuclear plant radiation cleanup delayed up to three yearsJapan nuclear plant:聽Nobody has been allowed to live in the zone again yet, though the government has allowed day visits to homes and businesses in some places after initial decontamination.
Nuclear power plants: Uneven enforcement suspected at nuclear plantsNuclear power plants: Some regions have many more safety violations than others, suggesting inconsistent enforcement of nuclear power plant regulations, according to a GAO study.
Tropical storm Octave approaches Baja California: Arriving tomorrow?Tropical storm Octave is weakening as it nears the Mexican coast, say experts, but tropical storm Octave still has maximum sustained wind speeds up to 60 mph.- Pipeline explosion shoots flames into Oklahoma skyPipeline explosion left no injuries late Tuesday in northwest Oklahoma. The natural gas pipeline explosion occurred at about 11 p.m. and shot flames into the sky that were visible up to 50 miles away.
- What Elon Musk says about Tesla battery fireTesla CEO Elon Musk said that a fire in a Tesla S this week never reached the passenger compartment. Musk wrote that fires are far more common in conventional gas-powered vehicles than in electric cars.
