Obama moves to put climate change back on the US agenda
Will today’s speech on climate change by President Obama put the US on course to improve its position as the world’s second largest pollutor?
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Golf is engulfed by a sexism row. Why? Because women members are not allowed at Muirfield, host of the Open. So what happens when a female hits a hole-in-one at a course with a men-only clubhouse?
Will today’s speech on climate change by President Obama put the US on course to improve its position as the world’s second largest pollutor?
During the next 48 hours, north eastern parts of the US look to be at moderate risk from severe weather as a relatively small, but active, area of low pressure moves eastwards.
The more severe weather stories I cover in the US the more I realise how much big weather fuels big faith here, writes Washington Correspondent Matt Frei from Oklahoma City.
As residents of Oklahoma City survey the tornado’s devastation, one eyewitness describes to Channel 4 News hiding from the storm in her closet before rushing to help survivors.
Deadly bombings, fire disasters and ricin threats remain less toxic to the US psyche than the bitter argument over gun control, writes Matt Frei in Boston.
“The struggle between man and elements helps to define America’s character. Some day it might even define this country’s policies towards the environment.”
A body reported to be that of a British woman is discovered following severe storms in the southern Spanish town of Vera, Almeria which was decimated by flood waters.
Flash floods kill at least nine in southern Spain and 35 are injured when a tornado sweeps through a fairground and knocks over a ferris wheel. A British woman is among those reported missing.
Floods, landslides and a lightning strike on one of north-east England’s most famous landmarks cause chaos across parts of Wales, central and northern England.
Parts of Florida have been have been hit by Tropical Storm Debby during the last 24 hours, with torrential rain and strong winds resulting in flooding and damage to properties.
As President Obama battles dismal unemployment figures and Republican rivals’ rising support, tornados have been sweeping through Washington. The weather’s not great either, writes Felicity Spector.
A tropical low pressure system has brought stormy weather to Queensland, Australia, during Tuesday, with reports of a tornado in the city of Townsville.
The weekend provided a real mix of weather across the UK, with rain or showers bringing some welcome moisture into the ground across England and Wales.
Police hope a trial scheme, dubbed Operation Tornado, will stop the easy movement of stolen scrap metal, as soaring metal prices drive illicit trade. Alex Thomson reports from a Kent scrapyard.