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'Bomb cyclone' knocks out power and downs trees across northwest US, killing 1

'Bomb cyclone' knocks out power and downs trees across northwest US, killing 1

SEATTLE (AP) — A major storm swept across the northwest U.S. Tuesday evening, battering the region with strong winds and rain and causing widespread power outages and downed trees that killed at least one person.
Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts showing how much new electricity his company has brought online this year in the country versus how much R
Time ticks down for negotiators at UN climate talks to find deal to curb warming and its effects

Time ticks down for negotiators at UN climate talks to find deal to curb warming and its effects

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday returned to the puzzle of finding an agreement to bring far more money for vulnerable nations to adapt than wealthier countries have s
Southern China suspends ferry services as storm brings winds, high waters to coastal regions

Southern China suspends ferry services as storm brings winds, high waters to coastal regions

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Parts of coastal southern China suspended ferry services as a major storm passed into the South China Sea, bringing high winds and heavy waves to much of the region.
Belem, host of next year's climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence

Belem, host of next year's climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — For the last few years, climate scientists, environmentalists and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have been talking up the first U.N. climate conference to be held in the Amazon .
Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20

Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20

LA PAZ, Boliva (AP) — Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donal
'Bomb cyclone' brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest

'Bomb cyclone' brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE (AP) — What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the northwest U.S. in decades arrived Tuesday evening, knocking out power and downing trees across the region.
Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after playing spoiler at G20

Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after playing spoiler at G20

LA PAZ, Boliva (AP) — Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donal

Federal wildlife officials review the removal of a bald eagle nest in Alabama

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials are reviewing the removal of a bald eagle nest at the site of a planned subdivision in the east Alabama city of Auburn following an outcry by some local residents, the agency announced Tuesday.
What is a 'bomb cyclone'?

What is a 'bomb cyclone'?

A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term - bomb cyclone. Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually call bombogenesis.
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