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State of emergency for parts of western New York is declared ahead of a major storm

7:44am November 18, 2022

by Emyle Watkins

A winter storm pummeling the region around Buffalo, could bring five feet of snow in coming days. It is expected to be among the most severe storms to hit the region.

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Heavy equipment operator Don Beitz walks around a giant snow thrower while preparing for the impending snowstorm that is expected to dump several feet of snow on the area until Friday evening at the New York State Thruway's Walden Garage in Cheektowaga, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.

National

A potentially dangerous storm moves into Buffalo and western New York

2:10am November 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for parts of western New York ahead of a dangerous storm that had the potential to dump several feet of snow in western New York.

A view from researcher Kari Leibowitz's bedroom window in Tromsø, Norway in 2015.

People here live in complete darkness for 2.5 months. Here's how they do it

7:02am November 13, 2022

by Claire Murashima

On a cluster of islands between Norway and the North Pole, everyone wears headlamps for two-and-a-half months out of the year because it's pitch black outside. This weekend, the darkness begins.

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At the Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., days after July's catastrophic floods, luthier Kris Patrick searches through the mud-caked remains of instruments and materials.

Music & Culture

When the creek does rise, can music survive?

5:00am November 12, 2022

by Stephanie Wolf

How does a scene survive when disaster strikes its venues, music schools, rare instruments and priceless archives all at once? The musicians of flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky have a few answers.

Parts of homes are seen collapsing on the beach due to the storm surge by Hurricane Nicole on Thursday in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla.

National

Tropical Depression Nicole causes problems as it moves through Georgia

1:48am November 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

The storm could dump as much as 6 inches of rain over the Blue Ridge Mountains, forecasters say. Flooding is possible as the rain spreads into the eastern Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and New England.

Science

A new climate reality is taking shape as renewables become widespread

2:03pm November 10, 2022

by Dave Davies

New York Times science writer David Wallace-Wells says the cost of solar and wind energy has fallen dramatically. Nevertheless, we're still facing painful, long-lasting changes to the planet.

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After reaching Florida's east coast, Nicole weakens to a tropical storm

6:29am November 10, 2022

Nicole made landfall early Thursday morning south of Vero Beach with 75 mile per hour winds. Parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are expected to have tropical storm conditions.

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People brave rain and heavy winds to visit the waterfront along the Jensen Beach Causeway, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Jensen Beach, Fla.

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Nicole weakens to a tropical storm after reaching Florida's east coast

5:16am November 10, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Nicole was downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday morning, shortly after making landfall in Florida, officials at the National Hurricane Center said.

Winds blow an umbrella inside-out as guests leave the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 9, as conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Nicole.

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Florida braces for Hurricane Nicole, a rare November storm

10:48pm November 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

The storm strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday after pounding the Bahamas, as U.S. officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club.

Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks during the TRACE Greenhouse Gas Inventory launch at the plenary hall during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27.

Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

5:38pm November 09, 2022

A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and a big map of who is releasing greenhouse gasses was released. Here's what happened at COP27 today.