[ad_1] CNN — Heavy snowfall that has pounded parts of western New York state will persist Friday, when the worst of the potentially historic storm may cause trees to topple and damage property. “The snowfall will produce near zero visibility, difficult to impossible travel, damage to infrastructure, and paralyze the …
Read More »
[ad_1] Itu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil CNN — The drive through Sao Paulo state in Brazil is decidedly unremarkable, blocks and blocks of high-rise buildings give way to commuter highways and eventually to gentle rolling hills. It is hardly the scene where one would expect to find the climate’s salvation. …
Read More »
[ad_1] CNN — Vice President Kamala Harris departs for Thailand and the Philippines on Wednesday to cast the US as the Indo-Pacific’s “better partner” for economic stability amid China’s push to expand its own influence in the region. The vice president’s visit comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s …
Read More »
[ad_1] CNN — This week, world leaders and diplomats are converging on the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh for the 27th United Nations Climate Conference – better known as COP27. Meanwhile, some 12,000 kilometers away from the sun-drenched beaches and high-level negotiations, another climate battle is already underway. …
Read More »
[ad_1] London CNN Business — The world may be losing the fight against the climate crisis, but investors are still willing to throw money at oil and gas companies. That’s one lesson from the initial public offering on Wednesday of Ithaca Energy, a North Sea oil and gas producer — …
Read More »
[ad_1] La Paz County, Arizona CNN — Workers with the water district in Wenden, Arizona, saw something remarkable last year as they slowly lowered a camera into the drought-stricken town’s well: The water was moving. But the aquifer which sits below the small desert town in the southwestern part of …
Read More »
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Michelle García is the author of a forthcoming non-fiction book about the US-Mexico border. She is the 2021 winner of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize and the Covering Climate Now Award. She tweets @pistoleraprod. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on …
Read More »
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Michael Bociurkiw (@WorldAffairsPro) is a global affairs analyst. He is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a former spokesperson for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He is a regular contributor to CNN Opinion. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. …
Read More »
[ad_1] Sao Paulo CNN — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a run-off race on Sunday that was tight until the last moments. The victory of the 76-year-old politician represents the return of the left into power in Brazil and marks an …
Read More »
[ad_1] CNN — The US Department of Interior announced Friday it is launching an “expedited” process to potentially change water-flow operations on the drought-stricken Colorado River, as Lake Mead and Lake Powell have fallen to alarming new lows. In the possible actions it laid out, Interior said it will consider …
Read More »