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Heavy rain from Hurricane Helene caused destructive flooding in North Carolina this year. A new study from the United Nations Environment Programme shows the world is on track for more severe climate impacts, like severe storms and extreme rain.

How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the world is still on track for severe climate change impacts, a new U.N. report finds. Action this decade will be essential.

In this illustration, the two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about about 500 feet apart to form an external coronagraph in space. One spacecraft eclipses the sun to allow the second to study the invisible solar corona.

A pair of satellites will create artificial solar eclipses to study the sun

Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is even hotter than the sun's surface.

Steven Schreiber, who works in real estate in Arizona, says people in Washington, D.C., are not as hostile to Trump supporters as they were at the 2017 inauguration. He says that could be because Trump won both the electoral and popular vote this time.

Undeterred by last minute changes, Trump supporters hope to celebrate with him indoors

Thousands of visitors came to Washington, D.C., to see Trump's inauguration but won't get to see the ceremony in person after it was moved indoors. We get an inauguration day view from the streets.

Bri McNulty pictured when she was in Atlanta for training in the CDC's Public Health Associate Program. She and all other members of the competitive program in her cohort, deployed around the country, were fired by the Trump administration earlier this month.

Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump's cuts to CDC and NIH are already hitting the state

Iowa has the second highest incidence rate of cancer in the country, and it is already feeling Trump's cuts to the workforce and research institutions trying to solve the rural cancer problem.

Neil Jacobs, an atmospheric scientist, is Trump's pick to head NOAA.

Trump picks Neil Jacobs to head NOAA, a scientist with 'Sharpiegate' ties

President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to head NOAA. Some former NOAA employees are concerned about Jacobs' scientific integrity after his prior involvement in "Sharpiegate."

He once made food for astronauts. Will his new idea survive Trump's funding freeze?

Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won a USDA innovation grant to further develop a meal replacement bar for first responders. Trump's freeze on government awards has jeopardized those plans.

Wind blows through palm trees in San Diego, Calif. Feb. 22, 2023.

Strong winds expected in San Diego County mid-week

National Weather Service San Diego has issued a red flag warning for Wednesday morning through Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump holds a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club on Jan. 7 in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that Americans' support for President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities is split, despite his claims of a mandate for his agenda.

A firefighter works to put out a brush fire on Jan. 20, 2025 in Poway, California.

San Diego County braces for fire danger amid red flag warnings

Red flag warnings for potential wildfire danger will be in effect from 10 a.m. Monday to at least 10 p.m. Tuesday for the inland valley and mountain areas throughout the county, according to the National Weather Service.

Windy conditions expected in San Diego County by mid-week

Dry weather is headed to San Diego County this week, with periods of windy conditions anticipated Monday, forecasters said.

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