Morning news brief
The U.S. releases February unemployment numbers. The president of the European Commission and President Biden will meet to discuss trade and the war in Ukraine. California braces for severe weather.
Weather
California asks for federal assistance ahead of another wave of extreme storms
California is bracing for more bad weather. The latest atmospheric river will bring warm air and rain, which could lead to rapid snowmelt and catastrophic flooding.
California braces for atmospheric rivers which will likely cause more flooding
Another atmospheric river arrives in California late Thursday — bringing with it warmer air, rain and a risk of flooding.
In northern California, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops
Record-setting winter storms have battered California. In the northern part of the state, an unusual rescue operation is underway to airdrop hay to stranded cattle.
La Niña, which worsens Atlantic hurricanes and Western droughts, is gone
The cooling in the Pacific Ocean has gone on for three years. Its end is usually good news for the U.S. and other parts of the world, including drought-stricken northeast Africa, scientists said.
More rain and snow bound for California as back-to-back atmospheric rivers approach
Forecasters say the result could be massive flooding and a potential for avalanches across stretches of the state.
Some Southern Californians have been stranded for more than a week by snow
Residents in the San Bernardino Mountains near Los Angeles say they're getting desperate more than 10 days after a blizzard buried their homes in several feet of snow.
6 scholars explain what a real climate solution is
We asked six climate experts what questions you should ask yourself whenever you come across something claiming to be a "climate solution".
Storms across the U.S. cause deaths and power outages
Large swaths of the U.S. have faced an intense winter storm over the past several days. Hundreds of thousands were without power and weather advisories were issued across the country.
Some California mountain residents could be snowed in for another week
A late-February blast of arctic air produced a rare blizzard east of Los Angeles in the San Bernardino Mountains, where thousands of people live in forest communities or visit for recreation.