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CORRECTS ROAD TO STATE HIGHWAY 1 INSTEAD OF U.S. 1 - n this photo posted on social media by Caltrans District 5, the Rocky Creek closure on California Highway 1 is seen, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Monterey County, Calif., following heavy rain in the area.

Crews escorting cars around damaged section of California’s Highway 1 after lane collapsed in storm

CORRECTS ROAD TO STATE HIGHWAY 1 INSTEAD OF U.S. 1 - n this photo posted on social media by Caltrans District 5, the Rocky Creek closure on California Highway 1 is seen, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Monterey County, Calif., following heavy rain in the area.

April 1, 2024, 8:09am Nation & World

Authorities urged motorists to avoid California’s Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur, authorities said. Read story

Aerial view of Mexico City on Feb. 28, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico City, a sprawling metropolis of nearly 22 million inhabitants, is being threatened by water crisis after the main reservoirs remain under 40% of their full capacity due to low rain fall, geography and lack of infrastructure.

This mega-city is running out of water. What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?

Aerial view of Mexico City on Feb. 28, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico City, a sprawling metropolis of nearly 22 million inhabitants, is being threatened by water crisis after the main reservoirs remain under 40% of their full capacity due to low rain fall, geography and lack of infrastructure.

March 30, 2024, 5:03pm Latest News

When Reina Cervantes Trejo heard the truck, gears grinding as it climbed the street to her house, she rushed outside. Read story

To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers

March 30, 2024, 2:01pm Latest News

On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated through the valley while other residents, working in pairs, carried rocks to the site in wooden frames. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Enjoy weekend sunshine, because cooler temps on way

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

March 30, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Sunshine broke through right on schedule Friday, and we enjoyed those puffy white clouds floating along with the flow of air. Fair and relatively warm weather is on tap this weekend and since we deserve a break we will continue the fair weather through Tuesday. In fact, the warmest day… Read story

FILE - A woman wearing sun protection headgear and sunglasses swims as residents cool off on a sweltering day at an urban waterway in Beijing, July 10, 2023. Climate change is making heat waves crawl slower across the globe and last longer with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds.

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people

FILE - A woman wearing sun protection headgear and sunglasses swims as residents cool off on a sweltering day at an urban waterway in Beijing, July 10, 2023. Climate change is making heat waves crawl slower across the globe and last longer with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds.

March 29, 2024, 1:03pm Nation & World

Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds. Read story

Sawfish are spinning, and dying, in Florida waters as rescue effort begins

March 28, 2024, 3:53pm Nation & World

Endangered smalltooth sawfish, marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are exhibiting erratic spinning behavior and dying in unusual numbers in Florida waters. Federal and state wildlife agencies are beginning an effort to rescue and rehabilitate sawfish to find out why. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Sun will shine on Easter, but April showers ahead

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

March 28, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

We are getting close. Yay, the weekend is in sight and despite cloudy skies and showers today I see beyond the overcast as sunshine arrives in time for Easter weekend. We’ll give a thumbs-up to the month of March for departing on such a bright and worthy note. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Stormy time ahead, but Easter weekend should shine

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

March 26, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Stormy weather ahead folks. A juicy weather system will approach later this evening and continue to pound the region with a good amount of rain and breezy conditions as well on Wednesday. A cold pool of air following the front will keep showers going on Thursday with a chance of… Read story

Tractors are parked in market square during &ldquo;a food march&rdquo; in Kuopio, Finland, Friday, as farmers protest against perceived inequalities in food production profits.

Major European nature protection plan stumbles at final hurdle

Tractors are parked in market square during &ldquo;a food march&rdquo; in Kuopio, Finland, Friday, as farmers protest against perceived inequalities in food production profits.

March 25, 2024, 5:44pm Nation & World

A major European Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change was indefinitely postponed Monday, underscoring how farmers’ protests sweeping the continent have had a deep influence on politics. Read story

A man walks his dog down Main Street in Brattleboro, Vt., on Saturday, March 23, 2024.  New England is battling a mix of wind, rain, sleet and heavy snow across the region Saturday with more than a foot of snow expected in ski county, but mostly rain, wind and possible flooding in southern areas and along the coast.

Storm threatens snow in the Midwest, thunder in the South. Other parts of the US dig out

A man walks his dog down Main Street in Brattleboro, Vt., on Saturday, March 23, 2024.  New England is battling a mix of wind, rain, sleet and heavy snow across the region Saturday with more than a foot of snow expected in ski county, but mostly rain, wind and possible flooding in southern areas and along the coast.

March 25, 2024, 8:34am Nation & World

A major spring storm threatened parts of the central U.S. on Monday with heavy snow in its northern reaches and thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in the South. Read story