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Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

Nov. 14, 2024 05:25 AM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday. At the United Nations...

Strong typhoon prompts more evacuations in Philippines, the fifth major storm to hit in three weeks

Nov. 14, 2024 04:03 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The fifth major storm in three weeks slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Thursday, prompting more largescale evacuations and a United Nations call for emergency funds to help the government address the plight of hard-hit rural villagers. Typhoon...

New Jersey will issue a drought warning after driest October ever and as wildfires rage

Nov. 12, 2024 14:02 PM EST

BRICK, N.J. (AP) — With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn't fall soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection...

Afghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power

Nov. 12, 2024 04:08 AM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Afghanistan on Monday sent a delegation to the United Nations climate talks in a bid to garner help in dealing with global warming. Matuil Haq Khalis, who's head of the country’s environment...

Typhoon batters storm-weary Philippines and displaces thousands more people as a new storm threatens

Nov. 11, 2024 22:56 PM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Toraji unleashed floods, knocked down trees and caused power outages in the northern Philippines before weakening into a tropical storm and blowing out to the South China Sea, officials said Tuesday as they braced for another approaching storm. ...

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds

Nov. 09, 2024 22:06 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend. Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for residents in...

Georgia governor declares emergency in 23 counties inundated with heavy rain and flooding

Nov. 08, 2024 19:03 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Friday in 23 counties swamped by flooding rainstorms that caused rivers to overflow, left many roads underwater and in some areas prompted first responders to rescue residents whose homes were surrounded by water. ...

Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds

Nov. 08, 2024 12:22 PM EST

Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, according to a new study. People from...

Typhoon floods villages, rips off roofs and damages 2 domestic airports in northern Philippines

Nov. 08, 2024 04:14 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Yinxing battered the northern Philippines with floods and landslides before blowing away from the country on Friday, leaving two airports damaged and aggravating a calamity caused by back-to-back storms that hit in recent weeks. There were no...

New Mexico governor declares emergency as western winter storm leaves thousands without power

Nov. 07, 2024 19:14 PM EST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor declared an emergency Thursday after a powerful winter storm left tens of thousands of people without power as heavy snow, fierce winds and freezing temperatures marched across the northern two-thirds of the state and into Colorado. ...