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Friday,  November 22 , 2024

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Weather & Climate

Columbia River Basin basalt cliffs in Washington.

Oregon geologist looks to volcanic rock to store carbon dioxide as tool to fight climate change

Columbia River Basin basalt cliffs in Washington.

November 18, 2024, 4:25pm Northwest

Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming and ranching, but in the future it could provide fruitful ground for a whole other industry designed to fight climate change. Read story

Autumn leaves collect in a puddle.

Heavy rain is expected all week in Clark County, though flood risks have decreased

Autumn leaves collect in a puddle.

November 18, 2024, 12:58pm Clark County News

Clark County can expect lots of rain in the coming days, although the flood risks predicted earlier have decreased, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Read story

Activists participate in a demonstration at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Young people push through anger to fight for hope at climate summit

Activists participate in a demonstration at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

November 18, 2024, 12:29pm Nation & World

Young people who attend the United Nations climate talks have a lot to be angry about. They’ve lost loved ones and months of school. They’ve lost homes and family farms and connections to their families’ native lands. Read story

A foreign tourist family walks wearing face mask amidst a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.

India’s capital chokes as air pollution levels hit 50 times the safe limit

A foreign tourist family walks wearing face mask amidst a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.

November 18, 2024, 8:36am Nation & World

Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. Read story

Typhoon Man-yi leaves 7 dead in Philippines and worsens crisis from back-to-back storms

November 18, 2024, 8:34am Nation & World

Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms, officials said Monday. Read story

Far side of moon had erupting volcanoes millions of years ago

November 18, 2024, 6:02am Life

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms. Read story

The Ashokan Reservoir is seen in Ulster County, N.Y., on Nov. 13. The system of upstate reservoirs that serves water to New York City is at 63 percent capacity due to the drought, down from the normal 79 percent capacity.

‘Bleak picture’: New Jersey to issue drought warning

The Ashokan Reservoir is seen in Ulster County, N.Y., on Nov. 13. The system of upstate reservoirs that serves water to New York City is at 63 percent capacity due to the drought, down from the normal 79 percent capacity.

November 18, 2024, 6:01am Nation & World

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. Read story

Weather Eye: Precipitation will bring more snow to Cascades, passes

November 16, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

Well, we finally managed to reach a monthly rainfall which is exactly on average Friday with 3.63 inches in the rain gauge so far this month in Vancouver. That was easy. After a chilly morning more rain moves inland later today. I expect some of you had early morning lows… Read story

Typhoon Usagi wreaks more damage and misery in Philippines as yet another storm looms

November 15, 2024, 7:59am Nation & World

Typhoon Usagi swamped rural villages in floods, knocked down power and displaced thousands more people before blowing away on Friday from the northern Philippines, which has now been pounded by five major storms in less than a month. Read story

A pumpjack operates at dawn in a pasture, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan.

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

A pumpjack operates at dawn in a pasture, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan.

November 14, 2024, 9:43am Latest News

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. Read story