deadliest flood in tennessee history came like a tidal wave. at number seven, the u.s. rejoins the paris climate accord hours after joe biden became president. but pledging to slash planet-cooking pollution by half this decade is one thing. convincing congress to take bold action is another. at number six, a code red for humanity as scientists around the world issue their most dire warning to date. the u.n. s intergovernmental panel on climate change says it s unequivocal that human activity has cranked up the global thermostat by over two degrees fahrenheit and that we are careening dangerously close to a point of no return. we meet with the eyes of history upon us. reporter: and those warnings made number five all the more urgent. cop26 in glasgow, scotland. of the four main themes laid out by cop26 host boris johnson,
the u.n. s panel on climate change says it is unequivocal that human activity cranked up the global thermostat by over two degrees fahrenheit and we re dangerously close to a point of no return. we meet with the eyes of history upon us. and those warnings made number five all the more urgent. cop26 in glasgow scotland. of the four main themes laid out by cop26 host boris johnson, coal, cars, cash and trees will probably be cash that provides the biggest challenge. for the first time in 26 meetings, the world s delegates agree fossil fuels are driving the climate crisis but not a single country stopping oil or coal production any time soon. a monster named ida, the hurricane is intensifying quickly and drawing chilling
urgent. cop26 in glasgow, scotland. of the four main themes laid out by cop26 host boris johnson, coal, cars, cash, and trees, probably is going to be cash that provides the biggest challenge. reporter: for the first time in 26 meetings, the world s delegates agreed that fossil fuels are driving the climate crisis but not a single country committed to stopping oil or coal production anytime soon. a monster named ida. the hurricane is intensifying quickly, and drawing chilling comparisons to katrina. reporter: hurricane ida comes in at number four. as 150-mile-per-hour winds screamed ashore in louisiana, in early september. but that was just the beginning. ida s aftermath dropped a rain bomb on new york, sudden enough
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this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m david eades. our top stories: progress at the climate change summit in glasgow but the cop26 host warns of false hope in the race to limit global warming. the eyes of the populations of the world are on in the eyes of the world are on in the eyes of the british government and all the british government and all the other governments care about this, are on our negotiation and we have your numbers. as the race to be the next governor of virginia hots up, we report on what the outcome could tell us about the us, a year after president biden s victory. relief in australia,