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4 people died and hundreds injured when tornadoes spun across Oklahoma

7:18am April 29, 2024

by Anna Pope

Clean-up is underway after a series of deadly tornadoes ripped across the state over the weekend. The storms shattered homes and businesses, leaving a long recovery ahead.

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The El Niño weather pattern is having devastating effects in South America

5:16am April 29, 2024

by Manuel Rueda

Unusually dry weather has led to water rationing and even power cuts. Colombia's capital city of Bogotá is rationing water for the first time in decades.

People pick through the rubble of a house that was leveled in Elkhorn, Neb., on Saturday. At least four people were killed by tornadoes.

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At least 4 people are dead after tornadoes slam Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska

9:36pm April 28, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Multiple tornadoes over several days leveled buildings and left a trail of damage in parts of the South and Midwest.

Terry Kicking sifts through the damage after a tornado leveled his home on Friday in Omaha, Neb.

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Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa

9:18am April 27, 2024

by The Associated Press

Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Neb.

Gopala Penmetsa walks past his house after it was leveled by a tornado near Omaha, Neb., on Friday.

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Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs

8:49pm April 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.

Wildfire smoke from Canada caused dangerously unhealthy air quality in New York City and across much of the U.S. in 2023. While air quality has improved greatly in the U.S. in recent decades, wildfire smoke and other climate-influenced problems are endangering that progress.

130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds

10:56am April 24, 2024

by Alejandra Borunda

Climate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.

People rest at a cooling station in Portland, Oregon during the deadly Northwest heat dome of 2021. Climate change has made heat risks more dangerous across the country. A new heat forecasting tool could help people stay safe.

How hot is too hot? New weather forecasting tool can help figure that out

8:10pm April 22, 2024

by Alejandra Borunda

Released on Earth Day, the federal government's new "HeatRisk" tool can help people assess when heat goes from uncomfortable to dangerous.

There are canceled flights and fish on sidewalks after Dubai's record rainfall

8:10am April 19, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Dubai is still recovering from unprecedented floods days after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the United Arab Emirates.

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Atypically heavy rains in the United Arab Emirates on Monday and Tuesday caused flooding, flight cancellations and school closures. Vehicles were abandoned on highways like this one in Dubai.

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Photos: UAE sees its heaviest rains in 75 years

10:51am April 18, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport.

Wildfire smoke covered huge swaths of the U.S. in 2023, including places like New York City, where it has historically been uncommon. New research shows the health costs of breathing in wildfire smoke can be high.

Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S.

5:30am April 18, 2024

by Alejandra Borunda

Two new studies show the unseen toll smoke is taking on people across the country. Climate change is likely to make the problem even bigger.