LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Due to elevated fire and weather conditions forecasted for the weekend, NV Energy has issued a power outage watch for the Mt. Charleston area. The outage is likely to affect approximately 500 NV Energy customers beginning at approximately 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4, and lasting until approximately 11 a.m. Sunday, May 5. During a proactive outage – also known []
Shifting atmospheric circulation patterns have placed US state in frontline of climate crisisChanging weather patterns might not have been foremost in Bob Dylan’s mind when he wrote The Times They Are A-Changin’, but his lyrics seem apt now. Rising greenhouse gases are altering the world’s weather patterns and new research demonstrates how increased emissions have shifted atmospheric circulation patterns, resulting in more frequent extreme weather events around the world.California in North...
Heavy, wet snow is causing problems in Calgary, knocking out power for
Soaring temperatures, thunderstorms and floods are leading 38% of Dutch people to rethink their summer holiday plans, according to new research by the Dutch tourist board NBTC. The board asked 7,000 people in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Britain, France, the US and China about their holiday plans and in total, 46% said extreme weather would influence their choice of destination. But the Dutch, alongside the Germans, were the least likely to take extreme weather conditions into account....
MISSOURI (KSNF) — In recent years, natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and hurricanes have become increasingly frequent. Recently, ServiceMaster Restoration by Zaba commissioned a survey of 3,000 respondents to gauge the level of preparedness among households for coping with catastrophic weather conditions. Nationally, the survey revealed that 31% of households do not take any proactive []
Weather-related power outages in the United States have become nearly twice as common in the last 10 years compared to the previous decade. These outages, which can last most of a day, are more than an inconvenience: lack of power and related indoor temperature discomfort can exacerbate health conditions; lack of power also endangers the lives of people who are reliant on electricity-powered medical devices and/or elevators.
Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from extreme weather and climate in 2023, exacerbated by climate change, according to a new UN report.
A Fraser Institute study has implicitly called out the Trudeau government, finding that while the 'media and political activists assert that the evidence for increasing harms from increasing extreme weather is iron-clad, it is anything but.'
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- According to the We Energies outage map, there are 15,000 reported outages in Milwaukee County as of 9:54 p.m. On Saturday, April 20. The most affected areas appear to
The relentless storms and flooding have cut harvests for farmers while also limiting the amount of planting they can do to grow the next batch of crops.
The Asia-Pacific region is bearing the brunt of climate change effects more severely than any other area worldwide.
In 2023, the stark reality of climate change became evident as it contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands globally.