BP announced Monday that it will halt oil tanker transits through the Red Sea in response to recent attacks on vessels by Iran-backed Houthi militants from Yemen.
Why it matters: The oil giant is the latest company to stop shipments through the crucial trading route.
If you're looking to firm up your odds of a white Christmas, book a trip to the Mountain West, upper Midwest or northern New England.
Those are the regions that most often had at least an inch of snow on the ground or actively falling on Christmas Day between 2003 and 2022, per historic satellite data.
Climate migration is already taking place within American communities, new data finds, as people flee flood-prone areas, and create "climate abandonment" zones.
Why it matters: Fresh research published Monday morning from a team of scientists at the nonprofit First Street Foundation and their outside partners includes population data down to the census block level. It reveals climate change-related shifts underway, at a local scale.
Life-threatening flooding in Australia's Far North Queensland saw rescue teams respond to more than 370 callouts and receive over 1,000 requests for assistance in 24 hours, the state's Fire and Emergency Services said Monday.
The big picture: Thousands were without power and officials in Cairns raised concerns the city that's the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef could lose drinking water as heavy rains from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper lashed the region.
