The Abyss of Sloth

Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword. Job 40:19 (GWT)

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Mammon: Enemy of God, in the Lake of Fire

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and [Mammon]. Luke 16:13 (KJV)

You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. Leviticus 19:11 (ESV) 

Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples. Habakkuk 2:5 (NLT) 

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Europe swelters under fifth heatwave of summer

A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. And the extreme weather is also taking a toll on the world’s oceans: last month, average global sea temperatures reached a record high of 21 degrees Celsius.

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Deadly Midwest storms spawn tornadoes, flash flooding and widespread power outages

At least two people have died, residents were rescued from rising water and forecasters warn heavy rain could continue across the region.

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More flash flooding and river flooding Thursday night

Shower and storm chances increase late Thursday with periods of heavy rain likely tonight into tomorrow morning.

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3.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles San Francisco and the East Bay

The quake, which struck near San Leandro Thursday morning, was followed by two smaller ones about 37 minutes later. BART slowed trains for track inspections.

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Roads destroyed and homes flood in Midwest after severe flooding

Severe flooding ravaged parts of Indiana, ruining people's homes and destroying roads. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports.

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More than 40 large uncontained Northwest wildfires threaten homes

Wildfires continued to burn across the Northwest, where more than 40 uncontained large fires were threatening homes, communities and critical infrastructure.

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Burn ban tightens as drought and wildfire danger rise, Pierce County fire marshal warns

Pierce County will move to a Stage 2 burn ban Monday, prohibiting all outdoor burning in unincorporated areas as dry conditions and wildfire danger increase across the region, the county announced Wednesday.

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US military mobilizes to help battle western wildfires

The U.S. military is providing support to fight wildfires in Utah and Washington, with troops working both on the ground and in the skies.

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Amazon warehouse proposal in Connecticut moves ahead despite wetlands and moratorium concerns

The revised plan has revived a local debate over how much strain large-scale distribution projects should be allowed to put on land and water.

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Powerful storms in US midwest leave three dead and 800,000 without power

Winds of more than 80mph, severe flooding and tornadoes swept through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky

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Montana's Maverick Mountain Latest Ski Resort To Succumb To Wildfire

The mom-and-pop resort also lost its only chairlift to the blaze.

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Indonesia battles growing wildfires as Mount Bromo blaze spreads

Indonesia intensified efforts Monday to combat a growing number of wildfires across the archipelago, deploying helicopters, hundreds of firefighters and disaster personnel as blazes spread through a popular national park in East Java and peatlands in Sumatra during an unusually dry season, officials said.

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IMPACT DAY: Strong to severe storms could bring damaging winds, flash flooding and hail

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible in the Susquehanna Valley on Monday, potentially bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and hail.

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Lightning sparks 3 new wildfires in Superior National Forest, Echo Trail reopens

All evacuation zones lifted; Echo Trail to fully reopen Friday night

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Trump's windmill enemies seek revenge – and claim another MAGA upset: Analysis

President Donald Trump has never hidden his disdain for clean energy, raging against wind turbines and solar power at campaign rallies and moving to gut renewable energy projects as president – now a fast-growing political force is determined to make Republicans pay for agreeing with him.

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Europe hit by wildfires and severe drought – video

Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and rivers are facing low water levels amid a prolonged drought