A fourth straight day of severe weather is forecast Thursday, this time for the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, the day after storms killed at least two people in Tennessee and another in North Carolina.
The big picture: Tornado watches were in effect for tens of millions of people from Dallas to Paducah to Nashville on Wednesday evening, as storms erupted from the same major system that plagued parts of the Plains, Midwest and Ohio Valley this week.
Why it matters: A La Niña event is likely to take shape later this summer. The rapid transition would give a significant boost to the Atlantic hurricane season by lowering the wind shear across the Atlantic that can tear such storms apart.
A glowing new tally of President Biden's environmental record from a progressive coalition signals White House political progress on shoring up the climate movement's restive left flank.
Why it matters: Young climate-conscious voters are part of his base, but some activists have wanted a harder White House line on fossil fuels.
City, state and federal leaders are banking on early planning and additional spending to avoid the gut-wrenching heat death toll Arizona experienced last summer.
Why it matters: Nearly 650 people died of heat-related causes in Maricopa County last year — a 52% increase over 2022.
Top climate officials for China and the U.S. are meeting in Washington Thursday to discuss climate action, with an emphasis on steps during this decade.
Why it matters: This marks the first formal negotiating session between new U.S. top climate diplomat John Podesta and China's chief negotiator, Liu Zhenmin.
The big picture: For years, the world's water bodies have been warming in deeper depths and at the surface, but the ongoing streak is breaking previous milestones.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared an emergencyfor affected counties after tornadoes struck the state, with authorities reporting one that injured several people in a mobile home park as it tore through.
The big picture: These storms that also produced tornadoes in Ohio and Indiana and affected Milwaukee and Chicago were part of a deadly severe weather outbreak that threatened much of the Plains and Central U.S. Monday and unleashed tornadoes across several states.
