Weather Fatalities
How has Al Gore's climate change predictions in 'An Inconvenient Truth' held up over time?
While Gore missed a few nuances, he got many predictions 'hauntingly right,' and current data shows the reality is even more severe than anticipated. He highlighted that the top 10 warmest years were in the 14 years before his documentary, but now those years don't even rank in the top 10 anymore - the most recent years have become the hottest on record. Gore's warnings about ocean warming leading to more destructive hurricanes have also proven accurate. Rather than overestimating climate impacts, many of his predictions have been validated and sometimes surpassed by today's scientific understanding.
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03:01 - 03:30
What is the current situation in the southeast after the recent powerful storm system?
The southeast is facing a worsening crisis as the death toll rises to at least 15 people across several states following a powerful storm system. After relentless rain submerged entire neighborhoods underwater, millions are now confronting a new threat as bitter cold moves into the region. The situation has left residents in a state of shock and uncertainty, with one person expressing their dismay saying, "All you can do is look at it and think, what in the world are we going to do?" The combination of flooding and incoming cold temperatures creates dangerous conditions for affected communities as recovery efforts begin.
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