A wildfire on the edge of metro Denver has crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes.
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Drought is widespread and intense in the eastern U.S.: What to know
Some prospects for improvement lie ahead in August as more rainfall is anticipated.
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Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet
July was also the hottest month on record for dozens of other cities in the western United States, including Sacramento, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore.
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Life and death in the heat: What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs
On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at a hospital in Morocco as temperatures spiked to 118.9 degrees Fahrenheit in the region of 575,000 people, most lacking air conditioning.
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Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power
While it may be weeks or even years before the full human toll of the storm in Texas is known, understanding that number helps plan for the future, experts say.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
Around 270,000 homes and businesses are still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas.
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No one knows exactly how many people are dying from extreme heat
The most direct version of heat death comes from hyperthermia, two extreme forms of which are heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
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Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won’t have power into next week, utility says
Hot and weary residents have been without power for days and have been forced seek air conditioning in community cooling centers.
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A second person has died in Vermont flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants, officials say
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl dumped heavy rain on Vermont, washing away much of an apartment building, knocking out bridges and cutting off towns, and retraumatizing a state still recovering from catastrophic floods that hit a year ago to the day.
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South Portland and Portland downtowns are Maine’s hottest ‘heat islands’
Find out which Maine neighborhoods amplify rising temperatures the most, and what can be done about it.