A man stands next to his flooded house after a heavy downpour in Garissa County, Kenya, on Nov 22, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Last year was the warmest 12 months on record, according to the United Nations\’
Tag: Atmospheric
Powerful storm soaks U.S. California as nearly entire population under flood alerts
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — A powerful storm continues to slam the U.S. West Coast on Tuesday with heavy rain, snow and wind, as flood watch remains in effect across California.
Southern Californ
Deadly storm in California causes numerous mudslides, widespread power outages
SACRAMENTO, the United States, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — A severe storm system struck California on Saturday, resulting in at least three fatalities, nearly 140,000 people without power, and millions under f
Chinese researchers call for increase in advanced carbon observation stations
BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Chinese researchers called for setting up more high-standard carbon dioxide observation stations across the country to improve the estimation accuracy in determining terres
U.S. owes most to developing countries for excessive CO2 emissions: study
BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) — The United States would become the biggest debtor responsible for excessive levels of CO2 emissions by 2050, said a recent study.
Global North countries hold \”overwhelming
U.S. hit by 7 billion-dollar weather disasters so far this year
LOS ANGELES, May 10 (Xinhua) — The United States has been hit by seven separate climate disasters, each with losses exceeding 1 billion U.S. dollars, through the end of April, according to the latest
Racial disparities in U.S. work against disaster recovery for people of color: CNN
NEW YORK, April 18 (Xinhua) — People of color in the United States face heightened risks of harm from climate-induced disasters, and non-profits are pushing to remedy that disparity with more equitab
InPics: A tour to Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in SW China\’s Yunnan
Staff member Peng Xiaoqing works at Shangri-La National Atmospheric Background Station in the Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China\’s Yunnan Province, March 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Chan
China releases annual global climate report
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) — China Meteorological Administration has released an annual report on the current state of global climate, according to the China Science Daily on Tuesday.The report provi
U.S. San Francisco Bay Area suffers worst power outage in decades
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15 (Xinhua) — The San Francisco Bay Area in the western U.S. state of California has suffered the worst power outage in almost three decades, Pacific Gas &Electric Co. (PG&E) sai