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A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2022.

Scientists give Earth a 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026

The latest estimate from various forecast centers around the world say the planet is approaching a warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent.

A man and a boy walk across the almost dried-up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. According to a report released by the World Meteorological Organization on Monday, May 9, 2022, the world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years.

Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026

A new report says there's nearly a 50-50 chance that world will hit a key warming threshold in the next five years.

NPR Music's 100 Best Songs of 2021

Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

A company-provided photo of a Kargu Rotary Wing Attack Drone Loitering Munition System manufactured by the STM defense company of Turkey. A U.N. report says the weapons system was used in Libya in March 2020.

A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says

Autonomous drones can fly themselves to a specific location, pick their own targets and kill without the assistance of a remote human operator. The U.N. says such a drone was in the air in March 2020.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks to Amtrak employees Feb. 5, during a visit at Union Station in Washington, D.C. In a Thursday interview with NPR's Morning Edition, he said not making infrastructure investment would be a "threat to American competitiveness."

Buttigieg Says $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is A 'Common Sense Investment'

In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the plan is "fully paid for" and that not making the investment is a "threat to American competitiveness."

People attend the March on Washington, on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.

Thousands Gather For March On Washington To Demand Police Reform And Racial Equality

The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march comes as frustration over police brutality and use of force have sparked national protests following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd.

The band Boostive is shown in an undated photo.

Summer Music: In OB Band Boostive, Childhood Friends Master Dub-Hop

In a new installment of our KPBS Summer Music Series, meet the Ocean Beach-based band Boostive, who've built on years of friendship to develop on-stage synergy and dub-hop success.

Rainelle, W.Va., flooded in June 2016. Years later, the town still hasn't recovered. When large numbers of people don't have insurance or savings after a disaster, the effects can ripple through the community.

A Looming Disaster: New Data Reveal Where Flood Damage Is An Existential Threat

More than 4 million homes face substantial risk of expensive flood damage, a research organization says. Communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable face potentially catastrophic damage.

The documentary "Tomorrow, When the Apricots Bloom" looks to the first Egyptian animated films made by the Jewish Frenkel Brothers.

San Diego International Jewish Film Festival Launches Online

Most films will be available on demand through Feb. 21

This satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC shows damage at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Friday.

'All' civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in Mariupol

Ukraine announced that all women, children and elderly had been evacuated from a steel plant, a key Russian war objective that has long been under siege.

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