• The last decade was the hottest on record

    The last decade was the hottest on record

    Jan 15, 2020 04:47 PM EDT

    ... is responsible for the long-term warming — it’s responsible for why the 2010s were warmer than 2000s, which were warmer than the 1990s, etc.,” Texas A&M University climate scientist Andrew Dessler said in an email. “But humans are not responsible for why 2016 was warmer than 2015 or ...

  • Climate change imperils 60 percent of Superfund sites

    Climate change imperils 60 percent of Superfund sites

    Nov 18, 2019 01:45 PM EDT

    ... pouring into the Sacramento River system, source of one-fifth of the state’s water. Scientists say that the state’s increasing, and increasingly intense, wildfires are a sign of what the country will be seeing as the climate deteriorates. One major wildfire last year overran the Iron Mountain Superfund ...

  • Sanders' $16 trillion climate plan builds on the Green New Deal

    Sanders' $16 trillion climate plan builds on the Green New Deal

    Aug 22, 2019 12:59 PM EDT

    ... to uproot historical injustices and inequities to advance social, racial and economic justice." A Northern California community ravaged last November by the state's deadliest wildfire on record will serve as the backdrop for Sanders' climate announcement. Scientists and policymakers have blamed climate change for California's worsening wildfires, which ...

  • 'Bomb cyclone' snow, wind makes travel dangerous in Midwest

    'Bomb cyclone' snow, wind makes travel dangerous in Midwest

    Apr 11, 2019 01:39 PM EDT

    ... Minnesota, warning that thick ice could accumulate on power lines and lead to outages. Strong winds associated with the weather system were also creating dangerous wildfire and travel conditions in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. The weather service issued a high wind warning for the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. Winds ...

  • Spring storm threatens to repeat March's bomb cyclone

    Spring storm threatens to repeat March's bomb cyclone

    Apr 10, 2019 06:09 PM EDT

    ... and Wyoming canceled classes, while others opted for a shortened day and canceled evening activities. Strong winds associated with the weather system were creating dangerous wildfire and travel conditions in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. The weather service issued a high wind warning for the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. Winds ...

  • Disaster aid stalls in Senate amid fight over Puerto Rico

    Disaster aid stalls in Senate amid fight over Puerto Rico

    Apr 02, 2019 12:47 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have blocked a Republican disaster aid bill, saying it doesn't do enough to help hurricane-torn Puerto Rico. The move tossed long-sought relief for victims of hurricanes, floods and Western wildfires into limbo. The vote escalated a fight between Democrats and President Donald Trump, who ...

  • These issues will top state lawmakers' to-do lists in 2019

    These issues will top state lawmakers' to-do lists in 2019

    Dec 31, 2018 09:47 PM EDT

    ... and federal authorities have estimated it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris from 19,000 homes and businesses destroyed by three California wildfires last fall. Fresh off its deadliest wildfire in history, the California Legislature also will have to decide how much responsibility utilities should bear and ...

  • Pleas flood social media for loved ones missing after fire

    Pleas flood social media for loved ones missing after fire

    Nov 10, 2018 12:04 AM EDT

    "He has Stage 4 prostate cancer, she's in her 70s and mostly confined to her bed due to fibromyalgia," Dawn Johnson said. The couple moved from Texas to the California foothill town about a year ago and were probably not prepared to evacuate in a wildfire, she said ...

  • News Wrap: White House threatens to revoke former officials' security clearances

    News Wrap: White House threatens to revoke former officials' security clearances

    Jul 23, 2018 10:50 PM EDT

    ... temperatures have claimed more than 40 lives in Japan and 10 more in South Korea. A European heat wave and gale-force winds triggered a wildfire emergency for Athens, Greece, today. Thick smoke gathered above the ancient ruins of the Parthenon, as fires burned west and east of the city ...

  • News Wrap: Funeral held for Antwon Rose, black teen killed by police officer

    News Wrap: Funeral held for Antwon Rose, black teen killed by police officer

    Jun 25, 2018 10:50 PM EDT

    ... today from the U.S. Supreme Court on racial gerrymandering. In a 5-4 four ruling, the court upheld current state and congressional districts in Texas. A lower federal court had found Republicans intentionally drew the districts to dilute minority voting clout. We will get the full details later in ...