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When Al Schafbuch cut back on plowing his Iowa fields decades ago and later began growing cover crops, he was out to save money on fertilizer and reduce erosion. He got those benefits and saw his soil change for the better, too: dark, chunky, richly organic matter that he said feels like “chocolate cake.” There’s…

China’s economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter of the year after near-stagnant growth a year earlier, missing analyst expectations even as momentum is expected to weaken in the coming quarters. The 6.3% growth in China’s gross domestic product from April to June compared to the same period in 2022 was the fastest in the…

Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128 degrees…

We have had a lot of rain, and some areas will see more. The chance for rain showers, including a few thunderstorms, will continue into early Monday. Showers and thunderstorms could develop again into Sunday afternoon as temperatures push into the mid 80s. Besides the rain, air quality will be an issue. Wildfire smoke from…

A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Saturday as some cooling centers extended their hours and emergency rooms prepared to treat more people with heat-related illnesses. “Near record temperatures are expected this weekend!” the National Weather Service in Phoenix warned in a…

South Korean rescue workers pulled six bodies from vehicles trapped in a flooded tunnel, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes, leaving more than 30 people dead and forcing thousands to evacuate, officials said Sunday. Nearly 400 rescue workers, including divers, were searching the tunnel in the central city…

It has been two years of neighbors complaining of odors coming from the Stellantis Complex on Detroit’s east side. EGLE has given the automaker half a dozen violations over the paint fumes. Stellantis has installed new equipment to combat the odor, and testing Detroit’s environmental department did earlier this year shows the air was fine.…

A possible tornado hit a campground Friday afternoon in Lexington Township. Sanilac County Lexington Park employees warned campers to take shelter as the weather quickly took a turn. Trees smashed through one camper that had four adults and one child inside. “The lights started flickering, and then not even 10 seconds later, we thought we…

Visitors to Las Vegas on Friday stepped out momentarily to snap photos and were hit by blast-furnace air. But most will spend their vacations in a vastly different climate — at casinos where the chilly air conditioning might require a light sweater. Meanwhile, emergency room doctors were witnessing another world, as dehydrated construction workers, passed-out…

Vermont prepared for the next round of storms — and possibly a tornado — as people took advantage of calm weather Thursday to clean up from historic flooding that damaged thousands of homes, businesses and roads, and left some residents stranded. As floodwaters receded, the good news was that there were no new rescue missions,…

An 11-year-old girl is recovering from severe burns after another child threw acid on her after a fight at a Detroit playground. Deaira Summers was attacked on Sunday, July 9, at a playground attached to Vernor Elementary School in Detroit. She spent three days at Children’s Hospital being treated for severe burns. The incident started…