The National Weather Service uses a variety of tornado alerts to help protect people when severe weather strikes, but these are often misunderstood.
Why it matters: Any confusion of what a warning means could result in someone wasting time to get to shelter, and therefore being in a more dangerous situation.
Microsoft and Stockholm Exergi this morning announced a deal that would potentially see the Swedish firm provide 3.3 million tons worth of carbon removal over 10 years starting in 2028.
Why it matters: The companies claimed it "represents the world's largest permanent removals deal to date."
State of play: Removal certificates would be generated via Stockholm Exergi's planned bio-energy with carbon capture and storage plant in Sweden.
A Stockholm Exergi biomass-fed combined heat and power plant would have CO2 capture installed.
Meanwhile, the process is viewed as carbon-negative because biomass feedstocks absorb CO2 when grown.
The globe recorded its hottest April on record, extending its record hot streak to 11 straight months, according to new data.
Why it matters: Temperatures on land and in the sea are having major impacts on people around the world, including ongoing, deadly heat in Southeast Asia.
