Weather

Flooding and mudslides cause an extreme emergency in British Columbia

8:34am November 19, 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged assistance and deployed armed forces to help with recovery efforts. NPR's A Martinez talks to Canada's Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra.

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A man operates a personal watercraft along a road flooded by water from the Skagit River on Monday in Sedro-Woolley, Wash.

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Heavy rains bring flooding and mudslides to the Pacific Northwest and Canada

2:36pm November 16, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a severe weather state of emergency for 14 counties in the western part of the state. Oregon and British Columbia also saw extreme flooding and high winds.

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What American Airlines' canceled flights could mean for holiday travel plans

5:26pm November 01, 2021

by David Schaper

American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights Monday after canceling over 2,000 flights over the weekend, blaming bad weather and staffing shortages leaving too few flight crews available.

American Airlines passenger jets prepare for departure near a terminal at Boston Logan International Airport, in Boston in July. More than 1,000 flights were cancelled this weekend due to weather and staffing shortages, the airline said.

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American Airlines has cancelled more than 1,700 flights since Friday

3:12pm October 31, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The airline says it was forced to cancel more than 800 flights on Sunday alone due to poor weather and staff shortages.

The northern lights can be seen from the Cameron River viewpoint off the Ramparts Falls trail on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, Canada.

Science

Here's why you might see the northern lights this Halloween weekend

4:28pm October 30, 2021

by Wynne Davis

A solar flare eruption from earlier this week is expected to reach Earth on Saturday and Sunday, creating the potential for the aurora borealis to be visible across large parts of the U.S.

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The Northern Lights could be visible from Oregon to New York this Halloween

9:16am October 30, 2021

Parts of the northern U.S., including Maryland, Illinois and Nevada, might get a Halloween treat: auroras from a massive solar flare. Usually, the northern lights are hard to see at lower latitudes.

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Despite all the rain, California's drought isn't over

4:45pm October 28, 2021

by Nathan Rott

A welcome early season deluge of rain in California has not ended the drought which persists in other parts of the West as well. The warming climate makes it harder to replenish rivers and reservoirs.

A military police officer walks near a destroyed gate in Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael on Oct. 12, 2018. The Pentagon says climate change is a national security concern.

Climate change is a risk to national security, the Pentagon says

6:24pm October 26, 2021

by Noel King

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks says the effects of climate change are already being felt. Storms have damaged U.S. bases and rising seas could submerge U.S. installations in the Pacific.

Rains in California are helping douse wildfires, but present new problems

4:43pm October 25, 2021

by Dan Brekke

Northern California is seeing record rainfall. All the water will help reduce wildfire risks and could help alleviate drought conditions, but it also means a risk for debris flows and evacuations.

Artists paint a mural on a wall near Scottish Events Centre (SEC) in Glasgow, which will host the U.N. climate summit starting Sunday.

The COP26 summit to fight climate change is about to start. Here's what to expect

2:23pm October 25, 2021

by Dan Charles

A major climate meeting is about to get underway in Glasgow, Scotland. It's a pivotal moment in the struggle against climate change. But it's taking place in the midst of political tensions.