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3 warnings and 2 advisories in effect for 29 regions in the area

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WEATHER ALERT

3 warnings and 2 advisories in effect for 29 regions in the area

CLIMATE


14 hours ago

As summer looms, India orders coal power plants to max out

India's government has issued orders for coal and power plants to run at full capacity through this year's summer months.

21 hours ago

Climate protesters who stormed British Grand Prix avoid jail

Six climate change activists were spared prison sentences for storming last yearโ€™s British Grand Prix Formula 1 race in one of a series of disruptive protests against fossil fuels.

1 day ago

EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is clearing the way for California rules that will phase out the sale of diesel-powered trucks.

1 day ago

Biden: Feds 'not leaving' Mississippi town hit by tornado

President Joe Biden pledged during his visit to a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado vowed that the federal government is โ€œnot leavingโ€ until the area is back on its feet.

1 day ago

Storms strike Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana; 7 reported dead

A monster storm system has torn through the South and Midwest, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a fatal sweep into rural Indiana.

2 days ago

Macron unveils plan to save water amid climate change toll

French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a broad plan to ensure that France has sovereignty over its water resources.

2 days ago

EU reaches provisional deal to raise renewable energy target

European Union countries and negotiators from the EUโ€™s parliament have reached a provisional deal to increase the share of renewables in the blocโ€™s energy mix.

2 days ago

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

Firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain.

2 days ago

Australia makes biggest carbon polluters curb emissions

The Australian Parliament has created landmark new laws that will make the nationโ€™s biggest greenhouse gas polluters reduce their emissions or pay for carbon credits.

2 days ago

House GOP approves broad bill to 'unleash' American energy

House Republicans have passed a sprawling energy package that would counter virtually all of President Joe Bidenโ€™s agenda to address climate change.

2 days ago

Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names

Weather officials say theyโ€™re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.

2 days ago

Congress approves measure to toss Biden's water protections

Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways.

2 days ago

Judge orders US to resume oil lease sales in North Dakota

A judge has ordered the U.S. government to resume regular oil and gas lease sales on federal lands in North Dakota.

2 days ago

Florida sees fewer manatee starvation deaths as feeding ends

The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida manatees has officially ended for the winter season, as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the long-term threat of pollution to their main food source, seagrass.

2 days ago

Dangerous storms, tornadoes may target Midwest, South

Meteorologists are warning of a series of severe storms that could rip across America's Midwest and South over the next couple of weeks, with the first and perhaps most dangerous outbreak forecast to strike Friday.

3 days ago

Latest storm piles more snow on California mountains

A cold low pressure system spinning off the coast of California is sending bands of rain and snow across the state.

3 days ago

UN seeks court opinion on climate in win for island states

The countries of the United Nations led by the island nation of Vanuatu adopted what they called a historic resolution Wednesday calling for the U.N.โ€˜s highest court to strengthen countriesโ€™ obligations to curb warming and protect communities from climate disaster.

3 days ago

US energy officials release strategy to boost offshore wind

The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to help meet the nationโ€™s goals to vastly expand offshore wind energy.

3 days ago

Companies bid $264M in Gulf oil sale mandated by climate law

Oil companies including Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in a sale mandated by last yearโ€™s climate bill compromise.

3 days ago

Swiss seniors take government to European court over climate

Swiss retirees are taking their government to a top European court over what they claim is its failure to take sufficient action on climate change.

3 days ago

Some in dry Somalia break Ramadan fast with little but water

This yearโ€™s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia.

3 days ago

Spain clean energy case shakes confidence in EU investment

Renewable energy investors who lost subsidies promised by Spain are heading to a London court to try to claw back $125 million from the government.

3 days ago

Hawaii authorities say 33 swimmers were harassing dolphins

Hawaii authorities say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island.

India's warm weather plans can't take the heat, report says

With temperatures set to soar next month, Indian authorities need more resources and better preparation to deal with searing heat particularly for the most vulnerable communities around the country, a New Delhi-based think tank said.

California farmers flood fields to boost groundwater basin

With water gushing through Californiaโ€™s rivers, some farmers have started devoting a portion of their land to capture these flows and let them seep into the ground.

Tornado-spawning storms may get worse due to warming

A new study says warming will fuel more supercells in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range.

Daughter: Mississippi tornado victim was โ€˜beautiful soulโ€™

Queenโ€™terica Jones found her mother's lifeless body after a tornado slammed into the rural town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

Do Adani's woes matter for India's clean energy transition?

Gautam Adani and his companies lost tens of billions of dollars and their stock plummeted after the businesses were accused of fraud and stock price manipulation.

U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022

The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced that electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal electricity production in the United States for the first time in 2022.

Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023

The wind power industry expects rapidly accelerating growth this year after a challenging 2022.

Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions

The Australian government has taken a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions.

Mississippi tornado victims wonder, 'How can we rebuild?'

Poverty is adding to the challenges of recovering from a massive tornado that pushed through Mississippi.

Churches provide solace in tornado-ravaged Mississippi Delta

Many residents in one of the Mississippi towns hit hardest by devastating tornadoes have found solace in their church communities Sunday.

Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought

In drought-stricken Spain, around 250 villagers brought back the faded practice of a special Mass and procession to pray for rain.

Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

For exactly 50 years, Oregonโ€™s farms and forests have been protected from urban sprawl by the nationโ€™s first statewide law creating urban growth boundaries.

Berliners vote to decide on climate goals for city

Berlin voters are asked to decide on a proposal that would force the city government to drastically ramp up the German capitalโ€™s climate goals.

Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise

Mexico faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world's most endangered marine mammal.

Biden's moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters

Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of a young voters.

Germany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row

Germany and the European Union say they have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines, allowing the registration of new vehicles with such engines even after 2035 if they use climate-neutral fuel only.

Berlin vote could turbocharge German capital's climate plans

Berlin voters on a proposal Sunday that would force the German capital to drastically ramp up its climate goals.

UN head says survival depends on how people manage water

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says humanityโ€™s survival depends on how people manage water.

California ends some water limits after storms ease drought

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ended some of the state water restrictions.

Much of West Coast faces ban to fish salmon amid low stocks

Federal officials are expected to prohibit king salmon fishing this season along much of the West Coast, which many predict could stretch into 2024 season as the drought and other factors take their toll on the iconic Chinook fish.

Regulators, landowners form habitat protection partnership

The Biden administration and groups representing the forest products industry have reached a deal to promote logging practices intended to protect imperiled species on private lands.

Army Corps further delays decision on Great Lakes oil tunnel

Federal officials are delaying a decision on whether to approve an oil pipeline tunnel in a Great Lakes waterway.

'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy

The World Health Organization says the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people.

Cost of India quitting coal is $900 billion, think tank says

India will require $900 billion over the next 30 years to move away from coal mines and thermal plants, a New Delhi based think tank said in a report Thursday.

Ohio toxic train derailment upends school baseball, track

As spring sports get underway at East Palestine High School in Ohio, organizers are trying to create normalcy for student-athletes while cleanup from the February train derailment and toxic chemical burn continues just over a mile away.

Weather-weary California hopes for sunny spring after storms

With spring now underway, California's 39 million residents are hopeful for sunnier days ahead.

Muddy clothes? 'Cop City' activists question police evidence

Civil liberties groups and defense attorneys are outraged at the domestic terrorism charges that have been levied against 23 people who were arrested after a masked group attacked an Atlanta-area police training center construction site.

Endometriosis: Credit card to pay for surgery after 23 years in pain

Kim Williams says the financial strain of going into debt for surgery has caused her a lot of guilt.

bbc.co.uk

In Real Life: Winesconsin

A shifting climate is changing where wine grapes can grow, and conditions are ripe for Wisconsin to become the new wine country.

newsy.com

Climate is the 'biggest single opportunity' the insurance industry has ever seen, CEO says

Speaking to CNBC, John Neal attempted to paint a picture of how his sector would operate going forward.

cnbc.com

New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say

Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a bipartisan infrastructure plan cut out some of President Joe Bidenโ€™s key climate initiatives. Supporters say a larger, Democratic-only package now being developed in Congress must meet Bidenโ€™s promise to move the country toward carbon-free electricity, make America a global leader in electric vehicles and create millions of jobs in solar, wind and other clean- energy industries. On the other hand, a less costly bill that does not fully address climate change risks losing support from large numbers of liberal Democrats who have pledged action on an issue that Biden has called โ€œthe existential crisis of our times.โ€

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