内容摘要：Layugan stresses that FEMA will never charge fees for applications for aid, and that people should be skeptical of anyone “who says they’ll help others get FEMA relief soon and who charges up-front fees.”

Layugan stresses that FEMA will never charge fees for applications for aid, and that people should be skeptical of anyone “who says they’ll help others get FEMA relief soon and who charges up-front fees.”

Erin Greene, center, owner of Sup North, stands on her paddleboard in the Churchill River while leading a tour, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)“I would say that the threat to animal cultures can happen much quicker than the extinction of an entire species,” Vergara said. And if subpopulations of belugas are wiped out, their cultures disappear too.

“It’s like losing a human language or a human culture,” Vergara said. “We should care.”Follow Seth Borenstein on X atRead more of AP’s climate coverage at

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CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape this remote town where tundra meets forest on the shore of Hudson Bay.

The economic base collapsed when the military left town. Rail service and cargo ships — the lifeblood of supplies for a town not connected to the rest of the world by roads — blinked out. The weather is warming, signature animals are dwindling and even the ground is shifting.There’s just been no cool air at night like people are used to, Salazar Pérez said. Doctors say cooler night temperatures are key to surviving a heat wave.

At least 125 people have died so far, according to the World Weather Attribution team.“This is clearly related to climate change, the level of intensity that we are seeing, these risks,” said study co-author Karina Izquierdo, a Mexico City-based urban advisor for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Climate Centre.

Humanitarian worker Roger Duvan Lagunes carries a fan into the Cogra, an elderly shelter, in Veracruz, Mexico, on June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)Humanitarian worker Roger Duvan Lagunes carries a fan into the Cogra, an elderly shelter, in Veracruz, Mexico, on June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)