At a Glance Powerful storms moved across the South this weekend and then moved into the Northeast.Nine deaths have been linked to the storms. At least 20 tornadoes have been confirmed. A storm system that killed at least nine people and injured dozens as it pushed across the South over the weekend brought damaging winds and possible tornados to the eastern Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions overnight. The National Weather Service confirmed at least 20 tornadoes left behind swaths of...

Are Earth’s resources ours to exploit, or is it our duty to protect them? Join Kait Parker for a chat with the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, head of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, author of Between God and Green: How Evangelicals are Cultivating a Middle Ground on Climate Change, and find out why more and more church leaders are bringing politics into the pulpit. To listen to this episode of Warming Signs, . ...

At a Glance Concerns about the rebuilt levees, flood gates and other protection measures date back several years. The Corps is conducting a study to determine whether shoring the system up even more is feasible. Draft of the study should be done by December. The vast network of levees, flood walls, gates and pumps that protects New Orleans was rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina, and just finished last year, at a cost of some $14 billion. But now, the rapid onset...

At a Glance A preliminary investigation ruled that Monday's devastating fire in Paris was accidental.Centuries of rain, snow and pollution have caused major damage at the gothic structure.Some of the church's architectural and religions treasures survived the blaze.French billionaires have pledged $675 million to help rebuild the church. As the investigation into the cause of Monday's devastating fire at Notre Dame looks at renovation work being done there, French billionaires have pledged more than $675 million to rebuild the cathedral...

Researchers have found that plastic pollution can reach high in the Pyrenees in southwestern France, far from likely sources of microplastics. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance An average of 365 microplastic particles fall each day on a collection area high in the Pyrenees. Researchers think the bits of plastic could be blowing in from cities 100 miles away.The study shows one more example of how plastic pollution can reach every place on Earth. High in the French Pyrenees, at...

At a Glance Protecting Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral from the elements is a priority.The first step will be to construct a temporary roof to protect the cathedral from rain.Then engineers and architects can begin to assess the damage and salvage materials. Hours after the devastating fire consumed Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild the 850-year-old landmark within five years. The first priority in that plan will be to quickly put up a temporary...

Tiger Woods putts on the 15th hole during the final round for the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) At a Glance Tornado warnings Sunday prompted TV stations to break into coverage of the Masters tournament.Meteorologist Ella Dorsey with WGCL said she received death threats because of the coverage.A University of Alabama researcher says live TV warnings are the most effective and do save lives. An Atlanta meteorologist says she received death threats...

A brown haze of smoke hangs over homes leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on Nov. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) At a Glance Paradise residents told not to drink the water, contaminated by the cancer-causing chemical benzene.Contamination likely came from the burning of plastics during last year's devastating Camp Fire.No one knows how long it might be until the water is safe to drink again. As some residents make their way back to the wildfire-ravaged town of...

At a Glance At least 103 people have died. Some people rushed out into the streets to see the hail. More than 100 people are dead in India and Pakistan after powerful storms unleashed dust, lightning, hail, rain and high winds. The Times of India reported that at least had died during severe thunderstorms in India. Most of those died from lightning strikes or electrocution. Homes were damaged, trees uprooted and power lines knocked down in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra...

At a Glance One fatality was reported in Mississippi, where six tornadoes were reported.Shelters opened across Alabama Thursday evening.The severe weather will move into Florida and Georgia overnight. Delta Airlines is allowing passengers flying through several major airports in the northeast on Friday to change their tickets.At least one school district in Georgia announced it would be closed Friday. One person was reported dead Thursday as severe thunderstorms that marched across the southern U.S. spawned tornadoes, knocked trees into homes,...

At a Glance Josh Bratchley of the U.K. refused medical treatment after being trapped 28 hours.Bratchley had one request after he was rescued: pizza.He was part of a 12-member British team that helped rescue 12 Thai youth soccer players from a flooded cave last year. A diver who helped save a Thai youth soccer team and their coach from a flooded cave system last year was rescued himself this week from a Tennessee cave after being trapped for more than...

At a Glance An 8-year-old girl was killed Friday after a tree fell on a home just south of Tallahassee. The storms were responsible for at least five deaths overall.Forty-one tornadoes in eight states were confirmed by the National Weather Service.More than 33,000 homes and businesses across six states remained without power early Saturday. Chilly rain lingered along the East Coast Saturday, the remnants of a multi-day line of storms that plowed across the South spawning at least 41 tornadoes...