Hearing runs an hour and a half. [background noises] clicks good morning everyone broke all this hearing of the Senate Budget committee to order. Let me begin by expressing condolences to might distinguish Ranking Member for the loss of life in iowa. H no doubt described as a pop rock elliptic touchdown. And cause considerable death and destruction. Today we have a different topic thank you for. Yes, sir. We address how Climate Change is making drought more severe question magnifies so many of the other risks we talked about in this committee. Climate change exacerbates the severity of droughts. Major agricultural regions like the American West of the mediterranean precedent less precipitation in many places art whiplash bite wild swings between drought and delusion. Almost everywhere is experiencing increased heat. The most straightforward of these is increased heat. Hotter weather means higher demand for water to drink, to support agriculture but even to cool power plants. Without co
Cspan. Org podcast. Water policy experts from western states joint science and environmental professors from Iowa State University that university of colorado at boulder to testify on Climate Change has certain regions of the country are affected by water scarcity. The Senate Budget Committee Hearing runs an hour and a half. [background noises] clicks good morning everyone broke all this hearing of the Senate Budget committee to order. Let me begin by expressing condolences to might distinguish Ranking Member for the loss of life in iowa. H no doubt described as a pop rock elliptic touchdown. And cause considerable death and destruction. Today we have a different topic thank you for. Yes, sir. We address how Climate Change is making drought more severe question magnifies so many of the other risks we talked about in this committee. Climate change exacerbates the severity of droughts. Major agricultural regions like the American West of the mediterranean precedent less precipitation in
Good morning. Im scarlet fu. We have a stocks little changed at the moment holding near record highs and for the week they are set for the longest streak of weekly gain since february. This week was eventful and that we got inflation data that reignited hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut rates although the Federal Reserve has been careful to point out they are willing to be patient and want to make sure the Data Confirms disinflation is intact. You have investors looking ahead to nvidia results next week that will answer the question whether the hype in a height companies is justified. We had the 10 year yield barely moving higher, 4. 4 at the moment. Fed speak will help determine what happens next in the bond market. Overseas, new data out of china showing industrial outlet rising faster than expected. Beijing has a package to prop up housing markets. In the koran joins us now enda curran joins us now. Enda we saw at sales slump and slowed the most since 2020 two. And weakness ac
Parker, richard, labouring cooperative party, two to. Was a result that will send a shadow to conservatives. The conservative shadow to conservatives. The conservative party shadow to conservatives. Lie conservative party candidate, due to four, 08 labour victorious in the west midland mayoral race, 1508 votes, a tiny margin in a region of 2 Million People, one of the conservative high profile metro mayors andy street, toppled. The Labour Leader there to celebrate. The Labour Leader there to celebrate. ,. , celebrate. The message here, the last elections celebrate. The message here, the last elections now, celebrate. The message here, the last elections now, the. The last elections now, the last the last elections now, the last stop before the General Election, is the country wants change election, is the country wants change i election, is the country wants change. I hope the prime ministers listening and gives the opportunity to the country to vote the opportunity to the country to v
General election if rishi sunak doesnt change course. The tories are reeling after one of their worst performances in a local election in decades. Labour has been celebrating a key win in the West Midlands mayoral race after its candidate, richard parker, narrowly beat the conservatives Andy Street Who had served two terms in the role. The labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, was re elected for a historic third term. Overall, the conservatives lost hundreds of councillors in the local elections in england. This morning, the transport secretary, mark harper, said while the results were disappointing, the General Election was still all to play for. Speaking to the bbc, Suella Braverman insisted her party faced electoral oblivion without a change in direction. Our political corresponsdent, damian grammaticas, reports. Parker, richard labour and co operative party, 225,590. Its a result that will send a shudder through conservatives. Street, andrew the Conservative Party candidate, 224,082.