Announcing it will default on part of its nearly 1 billion in debt. And we begin tonight in missouri, the Mississippi River is reaching heights never measured before. Rising water is breaching levees protecting farms and homes and people are now scrambling to get to higher ground. Al jazeeras andy rosegen is out there in the middle of it all. Andy what are you seeing night . Jonathan, take a look, the merrimac river is covering the intersection for days. 46 feet, 20 feet above flood stage. The Mississippi River as you mentioned which the merrimac needs 52, is about 20 feet above flood stage. Trouble brewing interstate 55, out of st. Louis, they are putting sand bags there, water is starting to get close there. The head of i dot, Missouri Department of transportation, are keeping their fingers crossed. Adding to the thousands of people that have already been chased from their homes by the floodwaters. Missouris governor calls it the worst. Water levels are predicted to exceed, the histo
Researchers have been warning for years that the world's most vulnerable populations will suffer the most dire consequences of climate change. In the U.S., immigrant communities are often on the frontline of increasingly more severe extreme weather events, including wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and flooding, Ahmed Gaya, senior strategist for climate and social justice for the Climate Justice Collaborative, a nonprofit that focuses on providing support to climate-displaced people, told ABC News.
Researchers have been warning for years that the world's most vulnerable populations will suffer the most dire consequences of climate change. In the U.S., immigrant communities are often on the frontline of increasingly more severe extreme weather events, including wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and flooding, Ahmed Gaya, senior strategist for climate and social justice for the Climate Justice Collaborative, a nonprofit that focuses on providing support to climate-displaced people, told ABC News.
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A new program is teaching people about the natural Hawaii, with a side of ono grindz for brain food. It’s called the Malama Aina series and it’s being offered at Hula Grill Waikiki. Wake Up 2Day met up with general manager Michelle Whitton and NOAA artist Patrick Ching to learn more. The […]