Record rainfall fell at John F. Kennedy International Airport, surpassing the record for any September day set during Hurricane Donna in 1960. | World News
years past? yes, it s unprecedented in the way that was said. the combination of changes in land use, also the changes in the drying out, tropical forests around the world are not getting the same amount of precipitation and that also is happening on the island of maui. in fact, 16% of it is in a severe drought and around another 20% is in moderate drought. these drought conditions, not getting the same amount of rain by former la nina s that used to give rain, they don t give as much rain anymore. the rain systems are passing, a little off access. they re not getting the rain. so these drying conditions, warming atmosphere because of climate change, and then you add a hurricane. hurricane winds that are far away, category 4 dora on tuesday, and 60 miles per hour winds in the maui area. this is a lethal combination
and using the coal that s under ourfeet. for now, the campaigners say they re left frustrated, wondering what it will take to finally shut britain s biggest mine. hywel griffith, bbc news, merthyr tydfil. time for a look at the weather. here s sarah keith lucas. well, the weather has been drying out today, certainly compared to what we saw through the weekend. this was the picture in preston a little earlier, and in fact, in preston, we had 111 millimetres of rain through the weekend, about 1.5 times the amount we would expect through the whole month ofjuly. so it has been really wet. drying out, but i don t think you will be too surprised to hear there is a bit more rain forecast over the next few days. it won t be too persistent tomorrow. another day of sunny spells and scattered showers, a bit like some of us have seen today. if we look at the satellite and radar from the past few hours, still some cloud and rain lingering on the far south, and also some rain now
morning it is saturday. april 15th. i m aymara walker. i m victor blackwell. it is so good to be with you on this saturday morning. we got a lot going on today. it s been a very busy last several days. indeed. here s what we re watching for you. president biden is weighing in on the supreme court s decision to temporarily extend access to an abortion drug while it considers the case. the next steps in the process, and why next wednesday could be a pivotal day in the abortion fight. this is not just about taking home documents. a 21 year old airman charged in connection with the leak of classified documents appeared in front of a federal judge friday. what we re learning about him and the questions being raised about who should have access to classified information yourself, florida are drying out, or at least draining out now after the floods this week with some areas