Arkansas and North Carolina mobilize the National Guard for tasks such as helping stranded motorists
It's the first time in recorded history that the planet was above a hoped-for limit to warming for an entire year, according to measurements from four of six teams
'People have been evacuated. It has been impossible to save houses, and the loss of life is still too high, but it has been kept to a relative minimum,' a spokesperson says
California fire officials say largest blazes are less than 10% contained
Impact of fires will be felt for years, Vice President Kamala Harris says
President says problem lay not with shortage of water but with power cuts that took water pumps offline
At least five people have died and more than 1,100 structures have been destroyed in the blazes
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is promising to reverse Biden administration efforts to fight climate change and says he will grow the U.S. economy by drilling for more oil. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has our story.
This year's UN Environment Program's Emissions Gap report warns that temperatures are likely to rise to 3.1 degrees Celsius by the end of the century if preventive action is not taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere
The phenomenon is expected to last until January 1, according to Peru's National Emergency Operations Center
Officials say that many homes and schools were severely damaged or destroyed in a Texas county
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