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Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain and unusually warm temperatures
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people from flooded areas on Tuesday as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest. The conditions also closed rail links, schools and roads in some areas and...

November is the sixth straight month to set a heat record, scientists say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For the sixth month in a row, Earth set a new monthly record for heat, and also added the hottest autumn to the litany of record-breaking heat this year, the European climate agency calculated. And with only one month left, 2023 is on the way to...

Heavy rains leave at least 12 dead before storm Michaung makes landfall on India's southeast coast
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Twelve people died in the downpour before Tropical Storm Michaung made landfall along India's southeast coast Tuesday, bringing further torrential rains and strong winds, officials said. The storm entered Andhra Pradesh state with maximum sustained winds of...

Freezing rain causes accidents that leave 3 dead in Germany while Munich airport resumes flights
BERLIN (AP) — Freezing rain and cold weather buffeting Germany were blamed for traffic accidents that left three dead on Tuesday while Munich Airport temporarily suspended flights. One student was killed in a crash involving a school bus in the Erzgebirge mountains in the eastern...

UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 percent more compared to the previous ten years, as it released its latest stark report about the fallout on the planet from...

Heavy rains lash India's southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds pelted India's southern and eastern coastlines on Monday and states were put on high alert after a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a powerful storm, authorities said. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states in the...

Heavy snowfall drops tree branches onto power lines, causing outages in New England
A storm dropped a mix of rain and snow on parts of New England with some locations recording more than a half-foot (15 centimeters) of snowfall on Monday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of customers and causing slick roads that contributed to a fiery propane truck crash in Vermont. ...

Heavy snowfall hits Moscow as Russian media report disruption on roads and at airports
MOSCOW (AP) — Heavy snowfall has hit the Russian capital, disrupting traffic on roads and flights in and out of three Moscow airports, officials and media reported on Monday. The snowfall that began Sunday and continued overnight has brought an additional 23 centimeters (nine...

Heavy snow in northern England causes havoc on highways and knocks out power
AMBLESIDE, England (AP) — Heavy snow in northern England forced motorists to seek shelter or spend the night in their cars and knocked out power to more than 2,500 customers, officials said Sunday. Trucks jackknifed in the snow, blocking highways, as drivers reported taking hours...

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit moved past two days of lofty rhetoric and calls for unity from top leaders to concerns...
