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Severe weather damage is seen off of 92nd Street between Wingeier Avenue and Hastings Road in Alto, Mich., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Authorities say severe thunderstorms Monday night spawned a suspected tornado in western Michigan, knocking down a barn and blocking roadways with debris. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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Debris from a severe storm lays in the yard on Roger and Kris Blough's farm in Alto, Mich., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Authorities say severe thunderstorms Monday night spawned a suspected tornado in western Michigan, knocking down a barn and blocking roadways with debris. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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Severe weather damage off of 92nd Street between Wingeier Avenue and Hastings Road in Alto, Mich., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Authorities say severe thunderstorms Monday night spawned a suspected tornado in western Michigan, knocking down a barn and blocking roadways with debris. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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In this Saturday, April 8, 2017 photo, aircraft from the U.S. Forestry Service and the Florida Forestry Service work to contain a massive wildfire in Hernando Beach, Fla. Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday, April 11 declared a State of Emergency for Florida in response to the wildfires actively burning across the state. (Luis Santana /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
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This image released by Discovery Channel shows a crane removing a pot from the stack as the Summer Bay crew sets its gear in "Deadliest Catch." Climate change is one of the main characters in the new season of "Deadliest Catch," with the crab fishermen in one of Discovery's most enduring and popular shows forced to deal with a sudden warming of the Bering Sea that chases their prey into deeper, more dangerous water. The show's 13th season debuts Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. (Discovery Channel via AP)
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FILE - In this March 30, 2017, file photo provided by the Waterville Humane Society, an Alaskan husky named Dakota, who killed a neighbor's pug last year, sits in Waterville, Maine. Maine’s conservation department is getting involved in the proposed pardoning of Dakota, saying the case could have implications for the state’s animal welfare laws. (Karen Vance/Waterville Humane Society via AP, File)
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FILE -- In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017 file photo, provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows victims of a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. Turkey's health minister, Recep Akdag said Tuesday, April 11, 2017, that test results conducted on victims of the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun confirm that sarin gas was used. (Edlib Media Center, via AP, File)
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FILE -- In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017 file photo, victims of the suspected chemical weapons attack lie on the ground, in Khan Sheikhoun, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. Turkey's health minister, Recep Akdag said Tuesday, April 11, 2017, that test results conducted on victims of the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun confirm that sarin gas was used. Officials from the World Health Organization and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons participated in the autopsies. (Alaa Alyousef via AP, File)
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This Feb. 10, 2017, photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shows the first whooping crane to hatch in Louisiana’s wild since 1939 in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana at center. The youngster, a female, turns 1 on April 11, 2017. She is on her own, since her parents drove her off so they could begin their second nesting season. The exact location is withheld to protect the endangered bird. (Eva Szyszkoski/Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries via AP)
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This Feb. 14, 2017, photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shows the first whooping crane to hatch in Louisiana’s wild since 1939 in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. The youngster, a female, turns 1 on April 11, 2017. She is on her own, since her parents drove her off so they could begin their second nesting season. The exact location is withheld to protect the endangered bird. (Eva Szyszkoski/Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries via AP)
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FILE - In this March 23, 2017, file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a meeting about climate change and sustainable development at United Nations headquarters. President Donald Trump is a unifying force for Democrats, bringing together disparate factions in opposition to nearly every presidential move. “We have been right and successful in saying ‘no’ when he wants to drive the Titanic into the iceberg,” said Inslee. Now, Inslee said, “we have to take actions that show we can drive in forward and not in reverse.” (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
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(Six Flags)
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This April 7, 2017 photo provided by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources shows cracks a forest access road with DNR geologist Garth Anderson near State Route 530 near the town of Oso in northwestern Oregon. The discovery of the slow-moving landslide near the site of a 2014 Washington state mudslide that killed 43 people has prompted transportation officials to close until Thursday, April 13, as a precaution. (Washington State Department of Natural Resources via AP)
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This April 8, 2017 photo provided by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources shows state geologist Dave Norman, right, and geotechnical engineer Gabe Taylor inspecting the head scarp of a landslide slide on State Route 530 near the town of Oso in northwestern Oregon.The discovery of the slow-moving landslide near the site of a 2014 Washington state mudslide that killed 43 people has prompted transportation officials to close until Thursday, April 13, as a precaution. (Washington State Department of Natural Resources via AP)
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan
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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jharel Cotton delivers to a Kansas City Royals batter during the first inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, April 10, 2017. Cotton picked up the win. The Athletics defeated the Royals 2-0. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jharel Cotton delivers to a Kansas City Royals batter during the first inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, April 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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A male sage grouse gets its first look at its new home Monday, April 10, 2017, after being trapped in Wyoming, flown to North Dakota and released in a State Game and Fish Department project to try to save the bird from completely disappearing from some of its native ground. (Lauren Donovan/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
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FILE - In this April 2, 2017, file photo, Carolina Hurricanes goalie Eddie Lack lies on his back in the goal as Pittsburgh Penguins' Scott Wilson (23) celebrates with Josh Archibald (45) and Carter Rowney (37) after scoring in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh. The longest active playoff drought in the NHL now belongs to the Hurricanes, at eight years and counting. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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FILE - In this March 3, 2017, file photo, Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters directs his team during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes, in Raleigh, N.C. The longest active playoff drought in the NHL now belongs to the Hurricanes, at eight years and counting. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
