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BBC'Threat to life' as red warnings issued in Republic of Ireland
Multiple warnings have been issued across Northern Ireland from midnight on Thursday.
- CNN
At least 9 reported dead in brutal cold as historic snow falls in once-in-a-generation storm in the South
At least nine people are believed to have died as a result of the dangerous cold gripping much of the country, as a once-in-a-generation winter storm wreaks havoc on the Gulf Coast — a region wholly unaccustomed to winter weather.
- USA TODAY
How much snow did the South get? See snowfall totals for Florida, Alabama, Texas, more
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
- USA TODAY
Of fish and men: Trump's California water order takes aim at Newsom and troubled smelt
A Trump executive order directs agencies to 'to route more water' across the state. But some say there's a lot more at stake.
- The Canadian Press
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president's policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset of his second term.
- The Weather Network
How did Florida just 'out-snow' some of Canada's biggest snow-making cities?
Would you ever guess that Florida recorded more snowfall in January than St. John's, N.L.? It just happened
- HuffPost
Trump Attacks FEMA, Says States Should ‘Take Care Of Their Own Problems’
The president's remarks came as another major fire broke out in California.
- The Canadian Press
A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and canceled school for more than a million students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days.
- The Weather Network
U.S. Deep South hindered by memorable winter storm
A once-in-a-generation winter storm event is underway in the southern United States, which has brought significant impacts, including two 'suspected,' cold-related deaths, to cities and residents unaccustomed to winter weather
- The Weather Network
Slowly breaking out of the deep freeze in Ontario, but hit of widespread snow
Dangerously cold temperatures continue into Wednesday across Ontario before a clipper system brings widespread light snow and lake enhancement. Brace for some slower commute times
- The Weather Network
Get ready for a 'classic' Canadian winter weekend in southern Ontario
Temperatures moderate as we head into the weekend, but bands of lake-effect snow could impact some weekend travel plans in southern Ontario
- Associated Press
Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy fun
A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy. In Alabama, the weight of the snow collapsed the dome of the Mobile Civic Center, which was being demolished to make way for a new entertainment facility.
- The Canadian Press
What's next for EVs as Trump moves to revoke Biden-era incentives?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden. His order on Monday is consistent with pledges Trump made on the campaign trail to end what he calls a “preposterous” focus on EVs by Biden and other Democrats. The order, along with other steps expected in a second Trump administration, could slow U.S. efforts to address climate change, much of which is caus
- The Weather Network
2025 could land in top 3 warmest years on record: Canadian government
2025 isn't likely to surpass 2023's and 2024's record-breaking, global temperature medians, but is 'virtually certain' to be hotter than every January to December period on record prior to the past two years, a recent Canadian government report stated.
- BBC
Giant iceberg on crash course with island - penguins and seals in danger
More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.
- CNN
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to their negative impact on agriculture
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal’s population, which is wreaking havoc on the island’s agricultural sector.
- The Weather Network
Risk of blowing snow and poor travel as system moves through the Prairies
Another incoming clipper system will impact the Prairie provinces again through Friday. Strong winds and bursts of snow could create reduced visibility at times
- Reuters
Rare snowstorm blankets Houston and New Orleans in white
HOUSTON (Reuters) -A rare winter storm churned across the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, breaking snowfall records more than a century old in a southern region where flurries are unusual, as much of the United States remained in a dangerous deep freeze. A snowstorm warning was in effect for 31 million people - from southern Texas east through Georgia and north to the Carolinas and into Virginia - until Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service said. With the storm moving east, crews near Houston plowed highways on Tuesday while downtown streets, covered in white, were virtually deserted.
- LA Times
U.S. and Australia have long fought fires together. Climate change threatens joint efforts
U.S. officials didn't even bother to ask Australia for help battling the Los Angeles fires.
- CNN
It looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction
The brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range. Now, the Marna Banggara initiative is bringing it back to the country’s Yorke Peninsula.