After years of bleak projections, countries now have better than even odds of limiting global warming to at or below the Paris Agreement's 2°C temperature target, a new study finds.
Yes, but: This requires all national emissions reduction pledges to be fully met, which countries are not currently on course to do.
A severe and far-reaching storm was affecting much of the West and Plains on Tuesday, from the Canadian to the Mexican borders.
Why it matters: The array of hazards is unusual even for the typically volatile spring in the U.S., with everything from wildfires to a multiday severe thunderstorm outbreak and, for some, even tornadoes and blizzard conditions.