New Jersey residents were warned to prepare for possible tornadoes late Monday, as a system that spawned multiple tornadoes on Sunday made landfall in the tristate.

The eastbound storm, now hitting cities like New York and Philadelphia, has already claimed one life in rural Indiana – where a hurricane battered a home and killed an unnamed resident, officials said, while a fallen tree in Atlanta killed another.

Meanwhile, thousands more Americans in states in the Southeast and Midwest are without power after four tornadoes swept through the latter, sending thunderstorms northeast.

Weather has already wreaked havoc in Indiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky, resulting in four separate hurricanes in Indiana.

At 4 p.m. Monday, the storm devastated the entire Tri-State — as well as Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC — bringing damaging winds in excess of 70 miles per hour, lightning and several inches of precipitation.

However, officials in those areas claimed Monday that parts of the Garden State — where the likelihood of a tornado is typically low — are most at risk of the aforementioned metropolitan areas should a tornado occur.

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Millions of Americans brace for a possible superstorm that is already leaving 500,000 people without power in the Southeast and unleashing monstrous tornadoes in the Midwest. Pictured is the storm’s predicted path at 4 p.m. as it is expected to hit communities in the North East

The system carries a low probability of tornadoes because at least three tornadoes were sighted in parts of Indiana Sunday night, killing one. Debris from one of these hurricanes is seen being thrown into the air and hitting the community of Greenwood in the southern part of the state

This, along with potential hail and flash floods, resulted in a total of 2,067 flights to, from, or within the United States being delayed and another 758 being cancelled. According to FlightAware, most of them were from Newark International in New Jersey, seen here Monday morning

That and possible hail and flash floods meant that a total of 2,067 flights from or within the US were delayed and another 758 were canceled Monday morning – many anticipating the persistent bad weather on the east coast

According to flight tracker FlightAware, nearly 150 of those were from Newark International in New Jersey and another 124 from LaGuardia in New York, where the strongest weather was expected.

Counties in North Jersey near busy airports – such as Warren, Hunterdon and Somerset – were under tornado warning Monday afternoon as the weather started to pick up and rain and strong winds spread across the state.

As of 4pm, those warnings were all overridden – but it’s not immediately clear if those areas have reported cyclones or wind damage.

Much of the rest of the state, as well as nearby cities like New York and Philadelphia, have had an increased thunderstorm warning as of 4:30 p.m. as the weather is expected to continue into the night.

Meanwhile, officials in southern Indiana, which bore the brunt of Sunday’s storm, are searching for more casualties in a debris pile caused by a twister in Martin County, about 85 miles southwest of Indianapolis and 80 miles northwest of Louisville.

Ninety miles southwest, another tornado swept through the small town of Greenwood, throwing debris into the air and causing general unrest.

Officials in the community of about 65,000 would not comment on whether anyone was injured or killed in the storm, but said they were continuing to assess the extent of damage noted after the storms.

The city’s fire department warned in a statement to Facebook, “Please stay clear of areas affected by tonight’s weather due to tornado damage in many areas around Johnson County.”

About seven miles southwest in the city of Bargersville, at least 75 homes were damaged after a third tornado struck an area three to four miles long, bringing down power lines but leaving injured people, officials later confirmed at a news conference.

Officials from the city, another rural community of about 10,000 people, said they were also working to conduct a second search of the affected areas.

Another hurricane blocked Stanford in Monroe County, downing trees that had yet to be removed Monday.

Since then, the Red Cross has worked with local people to set up emergency shelters to assess the needs of the three affected communities, as well as surrounding settlements that were also affected by the storm disaster.

The National Weather Service maintained tornado watches for the state and nearby Kentucky Sunday evening as the storm moved from the Great Lakes region and Midwest toward the mid-Atlantic and northeast.

Meanwhile, in southern Indiana, where Sunday’s storm was felt most severely, officials are searching for more victims in a debris pile caused by three hurricanes, one in Martin County, about 85 miles southwest of Indianapolis, and two in nearby Johnston county

One of them sped through the small town of Greenwood, throwing debris into the air and causing general unrest

Officials in the community of about 65,000 would not comment on whether anyone was injured or killed in the storm, but said they were continuing to assess the extent of damage noted after the storms

Other problems included damaged roofs and downed power lines, which could result in power outages lasting several days.

About seven miles southwest in the city of Bargersville, at least 75 homes were damaged after a third tornado struck an area three to four miles long, bringing down power lines but leaving injured people, officials later confirmed at a news conference

Another hurricane blocked Stanford in Monroe County, downing trees that had yet to be removed Monday

In all, about 10,000 people were without power in Hoosier state — a number that has fallen to about 2,000 since Monday morning as the storm moved east

About 25 percent of flights out of Indianapolis International Airport were delayed Sunday — part of more than 2,000 weekend cancellations that halted Monday in cities now expected to be affected by the still-moving system

Other problems included damaged roofs and downed power lines, which could result in power outages lasting several days

Workers in Greenwood survey fallen trees after a tornado made landfall in several areas Sunday afternoon

The National Weather Service maintained tornado watches for the state and nearby Kentucky Sunday evening as the storm moved from the Great Lakes region and Midwest toward the mid-Atlantic and northeast

As the storm moves east, more than 90 million people are affected by severe weather warnings as of Monday, particularly in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, southern and western New Jersey, and Raleigh, North Carolina — which has a Level 3 risk warning from 5 place.

Meteorologists warn that winds of 60mph and lightning are entirely possible, as are golfball-sized hail and flash floods.

Meanwhile, around 2,600 Indians remain without power Monday morning as the storm moves further east — but the situation is far worse further south, where storms also hit Sunday.

According to poweroutage.us, which compiles data from utility companies, about 300,000 people are still without power across Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee combined.

Another 130,000 in nearby Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia are also powerless, as are 70,000 in Michigan near the Great Lakes.

Chad Swain of the National Weather Service said the violent thunderstorms were likely triggered by the collision of hot and humid air and a moving cold front.

He said the roughly one million people who live along the Interstate-95 corridor in the Northeast can expect warm and muggy weather, accompanied by the storms, expected this afternoon, with temperatures expected to be in the 80s- will stay for years.

With many delays adding to more than 2,000 delays over the weekend, travelers have been advised to check the status of their flights before heading to the airport, especially during the day.

The three airports hardest hit Monday morning were the aforementioned Newark Liberty and New York’s LaGuardia, and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson.

As the storm moves east, more than 90 million people are affected by severe weather warnings as of Monday, particularly in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, southern and western New Jersey, and Raleigh, North Carolina — which has a Level 3 risk warning from 5 place

Devastating winds in excess of 60 mph and lightning will be the main threats, with a low probability of tornadoes — particularly in New Jersey — beginning at 4 p.m. when the system is expected to cause severe weather

Aside from the hurricanes, millions of people living along the I-95 corridor in the Northeast can also expect several inches of rain, with Philly and New York forecast for more than five apiece through Tuesday

Aside from the possible severe weather, millions living along the I-95 corridor in the Northeast can also expect several inches of rain, with Philly and New York forecast to experience more than two inches of rain through Tuesday.

Very large hailstones, potentially more than 5 cm in diameter, will also be a concern in the Southwest, particularly in central Carolina and parts of South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming.

The storms, which spawned nearly 400 storm reports in a dozen states, including four tornadoes, came as nearly 40 million people sweated under a heatwave that swept much of the southern US, from Arizona to Alabama.

With temperatures topping 110 degrees on Monday, the weather is expected to spread and continue into early next week, leading to a significant risk of heat-related illnesses, especially as the duration of the heatwave increases.”

About 430,000 residents in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia who are currently without power are braving the conditions, with temperatures well into the 90s forecast in each state as of Monday afternoon.

Officials in those states are currently working to restore power. Millions in the Northeast remain on heightened alert.

Ukraine’s presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said he believes “without a doubt” that the brief armed uprising in Russia over the weekend marks “the beginning of the end” of the war in Ukraine.

“It’s the beginning of the end, but the problem is that this ‘end’ can last for quite a while and we have to understand that,” Podolyak told ABC News in an interview in Kiev on Saturday.

“Russia has accumulated many internal problems, but it is not ready to accept defeat because it would mean the end of its two decades of dominance in global processes,” he added. “It would mean the end of Russian ambitions, because I have always said that the end of the war must not only mean a victory for Ukraine. It should bring about a reformatting of Russia itself.”

Ukraine’s presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak speaks with ABC’s chief foreign correspondent Ian Pannell, June 24, 2023, in Kyiv.ABC News

A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s Wagner Group paramilitary organization, and Russia’s top military officials escalated on Friday night as Prigozhin’s forces left the front line in Ukraine and marched across the border to take the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

Prigozhin, once a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused the Russian military of deliberately shelling his fighters in Ukraine earlier in the day. For months before the revolt, the mercenary leader had been at odds with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces General Valery Gerasimov over the conduct of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

On Saturday morning, a column of Wagner troops marched seemingly unchallenged toward the Russian capital, with Prigozhin threatening to “annihilate anyone who stands in our way.” But within hours, Prigozhin ordered his soldiers to halt their march on Moscow and return to their camps in Ukraine, saying he wanted to avoid shedding Russian blood. The Kremlin announced that it had reached an agreement whereby Prigozhin would move to neighboring Belarus – a loyal ally of Putin – along with his mercenaries and receive amnesty.

Members of the Wagner Group military company load their tank onto a truck on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023 before exiting an area at the headquarters of the Southern Military District, AP

The reason for the sudden end of the chaotic insurgency is a mystery, as Prigozhin appears to have held a dominant position, a senior US official told ABC News on Saturday. Still, the 24-hour mutiny was the greatest challenge to Putin’s authority in his more than 20-year rule.

Podolyak, an adviser to the head of Ukraine’s office, told ABC News he believes the political unrest is “the first phase of a huge civil war” in Russia.

“Whether someone wants it or not, Russia will have to go through it,” he said during Saturday’s interview.

According to Podolyak, Ukrainian intelligence had previously warned that such events could occur and could bring the end of the 16-month-old Russian invasion of Ukraine “closer”.

“We fully understand that the events we are witnessing in Russia today can significantly accelerate the process of ending the war and significantly accelerate the beginning of the transformation of the political system in Russia itself,” he added.

Ukrainian soldiers of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade Magura fire a BM-21 Grad multiple missile system at Russian troops near a front line in Zaporizhia region, Ukraine, June 25, 2023. Serhii Nuzhnenko/Radio Liberty via Portal

When asked if his country was involved in the Russian mutiny, Podolyak told ABC News, “Ukraine is undoubtedly implicated in what is happening in Russia today.”

“By defeating Russia on the battlefield, we are dismantling the myths on which Russia was based and on which Putin’s power structure was built,” he said. “So it offers other actors – both political and military and others – an opportunity to claim their interests and express their ambitions. So we are caught up in all these events, and the more defeats we inflict on Russia, the quicker the end will come to Russia as it is now. And this is important not only for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, but also for future global security.”

Podolyak noted that Ukraine’s counter-offensive launched earlier this month is only at an early stage and “the intensity of our operations will gradually increase.”

“The intensity of attacks on Russian logistics will increase,” he added, “and we will increase pressure on the first and second lines of Russian defenses.”

The EU climate plan envisages a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. “There are no signs that sufficient funds will be available,” warns the EU calculator.

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MEPs will vote on June 22, 2022 in the European Parliament in Brussels for a reform of the carbon market. (JOHN THYS / AFP)

The EU is not up to it yet. The European Union’s Court of Auditors warned on Monday, June 26, that the ambitious European climate targets for 2030 had “taken a backseat”. For this European institution, there is “little evidence” that the planned measures and funding would be sufficient to achieve these goals. The EU climate plan envisages a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, accompanied by increases in energy efficiency and a binding target of 42.5% of the share of renewable energy in energy consumption.

The EU has basically achieved the climate and energy goals that it had set itself for 2020. However, this was achieved “thanks in particular to external factors” such as the 2009 financial crisis and the Covid 19 pandemic, which led to a decrease in consumption and CO2 emissions, the court notes in a report. “Concern now hovers” over the coming years. “We have found little evidence that the ambitious targets for 2030 will lead to sufficient measures. There are no indications that sufficient funds will be available,” notes the Luxembourg-based institution.

“It is clear that more effort is needed”

In its previous 2014-2020 budget, the EU was supposed to spend 20% on climate action, but according to the auditors only 13% was actually earmarked for it. The EU has committed to spend at least 30% of its 2021-2027 budget on climate protection from now on, i.e. 87 billion euros per year. Even if this is respected, “this amount represents less than 10% of the total investments required, which are estimated at 1,000 billion per year. The rest should come from national and private funds,” the report said.

However, there is no guarantee for the latter due to a lack of details. The available data on investment needs and sources of financing “are not sufficient to determine whether national (climate) plans provide a solid basis for 2030”, the court regrets. “These plans don’t say much about how to close the gap.” [de financements]. “Many signals do not make us optimistic, it is clear that more efforts are needed,” commented the auditor Lorenzo Pirelli to the press.

Main danger: “Lack of transparency” due to the “flexibility” given to states to achieve their national goals. As a result, to meet their 2020 commitments, several countries had to buy emission quotas or shares of renewable energy from other countries that had exceeded their targets. In April 2023, France had not yet bought the missing shares to meet its renewable target, a unique case in the EU.

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Smoke from wildfires, from Canada to Europe

The fires that continue to rage in Canada are so big and strong that the smoke is reaching Europe. Upper currents blowing west to east are driving plumes of smoke toward Ireland, the UK and western Europe. These are well-known dynamics related to the mechanism of atmospheric circulation that can transport smoke from one continent to another.

Most of the smoke remains confined to high altitudes and will have little impact on air quality because the number of particles is so small that they are unlikely to pose a threat to human health. At most, the sky could take on a hazy tone, while sunrises and sunsets would be more colorful.

This situation is in no way comparable to the situation in North America where over 400 fires continue to rage; The situation between Canada and the United States is dramatic. New York was the first city in the world with the worst air quality in recent weeks. The 2023 wildfire season in Canada could be the worst ever. So far, 7.2 million hectares of land have burned, up from 7.1 million in 1995 in what is believed to be the largest wildfire season in history.

This is the result of a blockade anticyclone that has been going on since May and that continues to result in dry and very hot conditions, ideal conditions for the fires to spread. Some areas of Canada have been experiencing drought since 2020. Science agrees on this Climate change makes extreme weather more likely such as heat and drought that encourage fires. MContaining the effects of fires is therefore a priority.

Blocked weather conditions contribute to dry weather in Canada

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