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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 its unequivocal that human activity has c...

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 were 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 me...

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 worlds 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...

This is bbc news — welcome if youre watching here in the uk or around the globe. im 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...

He is cautiously optimistic about the advances being made. lets stay with events at cop26 and talk about what president biden is calling a �*game—changing commitment�* — world leaders have pledged to cut methane emission levels by 30% by 2030. dan lashof is a director at the us branch of world resources institute, a global environmental think tank. thank you so much forjoining us. what do you make of these new rules? is mr biden right to call them game changing? i think it is. methane is...

Of the american hostages, there was no sign — - they are being held somewhere inside the compound — - and student leaders have threatened that, should i the americans attempt. rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but...

Leaders at the climate change summit in glasgow, make progress in the race to limit global warming. the cop26 host, borisjohnson, says its time to deliver on the promises. there are commitments to reduce methane. a four—year—old girl who disappeared from a campsite in australia more than two weeks ago has been found alive inside a locked house. cleo smith vanished from her familys tent near the town of carnarvon in october. a man is being questioned. islamic state jihadists in afghanistan sa...

This is bbc news — welcome if youre watching here in the uk or around the globe. im 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...

This is bbc news. im david eades. our top stories: leaders at the climate change summit in glasgow make progress in the race to limit global warming. the cop26 host says its time to deliver on the promises. the eyes of the populations of the world are on you and the eyes of the british government and all the other governments that care about this are all negotiators and we have your numbers. relief in australia as a four—year—old girl, who was taken from a campsite more than two weeks ago, i...

Welcome to the programme. we begin in glasgow, at the cop26 climate change conference. the british prime minister and host of the cop26 summit, borisjohnson, has said hes cautiously optimistic after some progress has been made by nations trying to find ways to reduce the effects of global warming. he added a note of caution though, warning against false hope. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has been following the days events. when cultures clash can they still agree? when there is so muc...