It could be a colder-than-average Thanksgiving for millions of people across the U.S., as arctic air intrudes from Canada, according to the National Weather Service.
Driving the news: Beyond frigid temperatures, some parts of the country are expected to have a white Thanksgiving, with the cold front expected to bring snow to parts of the Northeast and Rockies in the next two days.
Brazil has sweltered through its hottest day since record-keeping began, as an extreme spring heat wave envelopes the country.
By the numbers: The town of Araçuaí, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, beat the nation's previous record from November 2005 on Sunday when the temperature reached 44.8°C (112.6°F), per Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology.
The planet likely briefly exceeded a key warming threshold on Friday and Saturday for the first time since at least the beginning of instrument records, new data shows.
Driving the news: The indication that Friday and Saturday were the first two days on record to have a global average surface temperature above 2°C when compared with preindustrial levels, emerged first from a dataset maintained by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
Bolstering renewable energy, a goal likely headed for endorsement at COP28, is both consequential and achievable — even in light of previous pie-in-the-sky climate pledges.
Driving the news: Two new analyses find tripling global renewables capacity by 2030 is possible with stronger investment and policy support.
Two pivotal figuresin climate diplomacy are offering more information about what they want from COP28 and beyond.
Driving the news: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres wants aggressive country plans that "plot a course for ending fossil fuels," he said Monday.
