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Solar farm operates next to Donggou village near Shijiazhuang city in the northern China&rsquo;s Hebei province, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

UN chief calls for an “ambition supernova” as nations make minor progress on climate action

Solar farm operates next to Donggou village near Shijiazhuang city in the northern China&rsquo;s Hebei province, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

November 14, 2023, 8:00am Nation & World

Countries’ climate action plans are still far behind what’s needed to curb human-caused warming and limit the devastating effects of extreme heat, storms and droughts, but some nations have taken marginal steps toward slashing emissions, a United Nations analysis of national plans found Tuesday. Read story

FILE - A structure is engulfed in flames as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023. Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans&rsquo; daily lives with harm that is &ldquo;already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States,&rdquo; a massive new government report says Tuesday, Nov. 14.

Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, U.S. climate assessment shows

FILE - A structure is engulfed in flames as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023. Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans&rsquo; daily lives with harm that is &ldquo;already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States,&rdquo; a massive new government report says Tuesday, Nov. 14.

November 14, 2023, 7:59am Latest News

Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harm that is “already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States,” a massive new government report says. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Nov. 13 frequently brings notable weather to region

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

November 14, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

I have some random thoughts to share with you from my memories. As I sat down to write my column Monday afternoon, I recalled weather events on Nov. 13 that were quite noteworthy. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: November seems likely to be quiet, weather-wise

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

November 11, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

In what should be an active weather month, I certainly do not see anything exciting weather-wise heading our way. Many will be happy except those getting anxious about heading to the mountains for some winter fun. Read story

Severino Urubio of Hilo, Hawaii, snaps photos of the pink water at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Kihei, Hawaii, on Wednesday.

Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink

Severino Urubio of Hilo, Hawaii, snaps photos of the pink water at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Kihei, Hawaii, on Wednesday.

November 10, 2023, 5:03pm Nation & World

A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie,” but the bizarre phenomenon is no cause for a dance party. Drought may be to blame for the strange hue, scientists say, and they’re warning against entering the water or drinking it. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Unsettled weather continues for the next seven days

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

November 9, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

We certainly experienced what happens this time of the year when the wind goes calm overnight with clear skies. Fog. It took quite a while Wednesday to break up, generally after the lunch hour. Coupled with a stagnant air mass and a low sun angle, our high struggled to reach… Read story

FIEL - A fisherman walks across a dry patch of land in the marshes in Dhi Qar province, Iraq, Sept. 2, 2022. The three-year drought that has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq and Iran with little water wouldn&rsquo;t have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a new study on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.

Nasty drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran wouldn’t have happened without climate change, study finds

FIEL - A fisherman walks across a dry patch of land in the marshes in Dhi Qar province, Iraq, Sept. 2, 2022. The three-year drought that has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq and Iran with little water wouldn&rsquo;t have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a new study on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.

November 8, 2023, 1:22pm Nation & World

A three-year drought that has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq and Iran with little water wouldn’t have happened without human-caused climate change, a new study found. Read story

FILE - People sunbathe on Biarritz&rsquo; beach, southwestern France, Oct. 7, 2023. October was the fifth straight month that Earth set a record for the hottest month in recorded history.

Red hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on record

FILE - People sunbathe on Biarritz&rsquo; beach, southwestern France, Oct. 7, 2023. October was the fifth straight month that Earth set a record for the hottest month in recorded history.

November 8, 2023, 8:26am Nation & World

This October was the hottest on record globally, 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the pre-industrial average for the month — and the fifth straight month with such a mark in what will now almost certainly be the warmest year ever recorded. Read story

FILE - In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The death toll from last week&rsquo;s series of highway crashes blamed on a &ldquo;super fog&rdquo; of smoke from marsh fires and morning fog has been lowered from eight to seven, Louisiana State Police said Friday, Oct. 27.

Super fog blankets New Orleans again, as damp fires and smoke close interstate after deadly crash

FILE - In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The death toll from last week&rsquo;s series of highway crashes blamed on a &ldquo;super fog&rdquo; of smoke from marsh fires and morning fog has been lowered from eight to seven, Louisiana State Police said Friday, Oct. 27.

November 7, 2023, 8:50am Nation & World

Dense smoke reminiscent of last month’s “super fog” that rolled into Louisiana has led to a deadly crash that shut down Interstate 10 in the New Orleans area early Tuesday, police said. Read story

Weather Eye: November off to wet start; a couple dry days ahead

November 7, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

When it rains, it pours, and Monday certainly did that. Did you get caught in one of those frog stranglers? The gutters were overflowing (tons of leaves didn’t help) and water was ponding on the roadways. I’d say we are off to a wet start in November. Read story