Focus on Weather
Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California
A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital.
Single heat wave wiped out millions of Alaska’s dominant seabird
A marine heat wave from 2014 to 2016 led to the death of about four million common murres in Alaska, with no signs...
Crunch time for Saudi-hosted drought, desertification talks
Global land restoration talks in Saudi Arabia highlight funding challenges in combating worldwide desertification crisis.
Cyprus to rely more on desalination plants as arid winters leave dams dry
Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs, as climate change causes more frequent dry winters.
More than 50% chance of La Nina in coming months, WMO says
WMO warns weak, short La Niña may form, offering little relief from record heat amid rising greenhouse gas levels.
Train lines closed as Storm Darragh travel disruption lingers
The UK's fourth storm of the season left tens of thousands of people without power.
Earth’s lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week
The U.N. estimates that between 2007 and 2017, droughts cost $125 billion worldwide.
2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
Scientists say the period being lived through right now is likely the warmest the Earth has been for the last 125,000 years.
Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees
The balsam fir accounts for about 20% of all trees in New Brunswick and is commonly associated with Christmas.
