![Los Angeles, CA - September 26: Laura Cabanillas, left, her husband Gerardo Cabanillas, middle, listen as Mike Semanchik, right, Executive Director - of The Innocence Center speak during a press conference in the Hall of Justice Media Room on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the exoneration of Mr. Gerardo Cabanillas after more than 28 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230926174744-02-gerardo-cabanillas.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
DNA testing leads to exoneration of California man imprisoned nearly 3 decades on kidnapping and sexual assault convictions
![People make their way off a boardwalk in Ortley Beach, New Jersey, after looking at the ocean as Ophelia treks up the East Coast.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230923110446-01-storm-ophelia-092323.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Ophelia continues weakening as it moves up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain from North Carolina to New Jersey
![Mostly empty shelves of bottled water at Fremin's Food Market in Port Sulphur, in Plaquemines Parish, La., as concerns grow over drinking water due to salt water intrusion moving up the nearby Mississippi River.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230922180615-new-orleans-drinking-water-shortage.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Army Corps will barge in up to 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater threatens drinking water south of New Orleans
![The Philippine Coast Guard released video exposing the severe damage on marine environment and coral reef in the seabed of Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal in the South China Sea.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230919011830-02-hfr-philippines-coral-reef-south-china-sea-intl-hnk.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
The Philippines accuses China’s shadowy maritime militia of destroying coral reefs in South China Sea
![Britain's King Charles addresses Senators and members of the National Assembly at the French Senate, the first time a member of the British Royal Family has spoken from the Senate Chamber, in Paris on September 21, 2023. Britain's King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit starting on September 20, 2023, to Paris and Bordeaux, six months after rioting and strikes forced the last-minute postponement of his first state visit as king. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230921052756-01-king-charles-senate-address-fr-092023.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
King Charles makes historic speech at French senate as he hails ‘indispensable’ UK-France relationship
![US Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230920142927-antonio-guterres-un-091923.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
UN chief warns ‘humanity has opened the gates to hell’ as he convenes world leaders for climate summit
![Those who heat with natural gas are expected to have lower winter heating costs this year.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/211129160855-us-natural-gas-furnace-1019-restricted.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Winter expected to be costlier for those who heat with oil. But natural gas heat users will finally get a break.
![Christine White walks through her flood-damaged house in Lost Creek, Kentucky, on September 29, 2022. - Chase Hays is "torn": after seeing floods ravage his hamlet in the Appalachian mountains, he filed a complaint against the mine that overlooks it, but this 34-year-old American does not want to be perceived as an "enemy" of coal. Like him, people in eastern Kentucky are struggling to challenge an industry that has long offered the only well-paying jobs in the region. And in the run-up to the midterm elections, few candidates dare to talk to them about climate change.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230919120439-kentucky-home-flood-damage-0729-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Insurance premiums could surge in these American cities because of climate disasters, new data shows
![Protesters rejecting resettlement plans clash with riot police on September 11 outside government offices.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230917063712-02-bp-batam.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Indonesian indigenous islanders are rallying against plans to build a Chinese funded factory on their homes
![TOPSHOT - People look at the damage caused by freak floods in Derna, eastern Libya, on September 11, 2023. Flash floods in eastern Libya killed more than 2,300 people in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna alone, the emergency services of the Tripoli-based government said on September 12. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230919095437-libya-flood-water-091123.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Horrific Libya flooding made up to 50 times more likely by planet-warming pollution, scientists find
![People watch rough surf and waves, remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, crash along the shore of Bailey Island, Maine, on Saturday, Sept 16, 2023.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230916233041-01-post-tropical-cycle-lee-maine-new-england-canada.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Remnants of Lee move over northern Atlantic after bringing fierce winds and coastal flooding to Canada and northeast US
![A general view of the city of Derna is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 12., 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230913105006-08-libya-flooding-091223-derna.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?
![Cracked earth is visible in an area once under the water of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nevada.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230913100747-01-lake-mead-012723.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Conditions on Earth may be moving outside the ‘safe operating space’ for humanity, according to dozens of scientists
![An aerial image taken on August 10, 2023 shows destroyed homes and buildings on the waterfront burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said August 9, 2023 as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport. The fires began burning early August 8, scorching thousands of acres and putting homes, businesses and 35,000 lives at risk on Maui, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230811084312-01-lahaina-homes-0810.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Number of billion-dollar weather disasters in US blows through annual record with four months left in the year
![WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 28: The Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant stands on November 28, 2022 in Wilmington, California. Climate activists held a protest outside the refinery earlier in the day against increased oil company profits amid recent high gas prices in California. California Governor Gavin Newsom has called a special session of the Legislature for December 5th to consider a special windfall tax on oil industry profits. Phillips 66 reported a third quarter profit of $5.4 billion, 13 times more than the $402 million profit recorded for the same period last year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230908132626-un-scorecard-climate-cop28.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
World isn’t moving fast enough to cut pollution and keep warming below 2 degrees Celsius, UN scorecard says
![Police tape blocks off part of West Yellowstone, Montana, after a fatal bear attack in July.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230907100841-02-grizzly-bear-attack-yellowstone-idaho.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
A grizzly bear that killed a woman earlier this year gets euthanized after breaking into a house with a cub to steal food
![A dengue-infected patient stays under mosquito nets as he receives treatment in the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230906230100-01-bangladesh-dengue-090623.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Bangladesh’s worst ever dengue outbreak a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for climate crisis, WHO expert warns
![In this April 2022 photo, signage stands on the main gate to Camp Lejeune Marine Base outside Jacksonville, North Carolina.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230906115109-01-camp-lejeune-042922-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Justice Department, Navy streamline process for settlement payouts to victims of toxic water at Camp Lejeune
![SHERWOOD PARK, CANADA - AUGUST 23, 2023: The Enbridge Terminal and Pipelines next to the Suncor Energy Refinery, on August 23, 2023, in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via AP)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230905140553-enbridge-terminal-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Pipeline operator Enbridge Inc will buy three natural gas utilities from Dominion Energy for $9.4 billion
![Many Burning Man attendees prepare rigorously for the week-long celebration, which takes place in a remote part of the Nevada desert.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230903175446-13-burning-man-rain-mud-090323.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
From wood blocks to ‘poop buckets,’ how Burning Man organizers told festivalgoers to prepare for heavy rain
![Vehicles are seen departing the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada, U.S., September 4, 2023.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230905100850-burning-man-storms-shelter-exodus-0904.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Burning Man attendees make a mass exodus after a dramatic weekend that left thousands stuck in the Nevada desert
![American DJ Diplo performs during the 2023 Governors Ball Music Festival at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York City, on June 9, 2023.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230903102422-diplo-0609.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Diplo hitchhiked ride out of rain-drenched Burning Man after walking miles ‘through the mud’ and actually made it to his DC concert
![Many Burning Man attendees prepare rigorously for the week-long celebration, which takes place in a remote part of the Nevada desert.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230903175446-13-burning-man-rain-mud-090323.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
From wood blocks to ‘poop buckets,’ how Burning Man organizers told festivalgoers to prepare for heavy rain
![Heavy rain turns to mud at Burning Man in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, on September 2, 2023.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230902171525-01-burning-man-rain-mud-090223-still.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees stranded in Nevada desert
![A vehicle drives through a flooded street in Crystal River, Florida, after Hurricane Idalia came onshore on Wednesday.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230830195509-24-idalia-crystal-river-0830.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
How Idalia’s final moments dramatically altered its impact on Florida and prevented a worse disaster
![In an aerial view, a fire is seen as flood waters inundate the downtown area after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore on August 30, 2023 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Hurricane Idalia is hitting the Big Bend area of Florida.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230830081414-02-idalia-tarpon-springs-0830.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Deadly Tropical Storm Idalia floods parts of South Carolina, including Charleston, after pummeling Florida
![A man places plywood in front of a store ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Idalia in Cedar Key, Florida.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230829102642-01-idalia-prep-cedar-key-0829.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Hurricane Idalia is expected to hit Florida as a Category 4 storm as officials warn of ‘potential for death and catastrophic devastation’
![Dark clouds from tropical storm Idalia blanket the skies in Havana, on August 28, 2023.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230828115001-01-idalia-havana-0828.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Idalia is expected to rapidly intensify in the extremely warm Gulf of Mexico. Here’s what that means
![20230814-int-El Geneina massacre](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230814142939-20230814-int-el-geneina-massacre.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Shot at while they drowned. Executed in the desert. Those who collected the bodies recount ‘one of the worst days’ in Darfur’s genocide-scarred history
![WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 28: Screens display information on Hurricane Ian inside the National Response Coordination Center at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters, on September 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Hurricane Ian, with sustained winds of 155 mph, is approaching Category 5 status as it heads toward Florida's southwest coast. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230927112042im_/https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230828073218-01-fema-hq-092822.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
FEMA announces $3 billion for climate resiliency as time runs low for Congress to replenish its disaster fund