President Joe Biden will use emergency wartime powers invoked in the name of “climate change” to boost U.S. production of electric heat pumps as his administration continues its push to replace gas furnaces and other appliances that run on fossil fuels. President Biden will use the Cold War-era Defense Production Act (DPA) to boost spending […]
The governor of Arizona declared a state of emergency on Aug. 12 as extreme heat persisted in some parts of the state, which has resulted in nearly 60 heat-related deaths in Maricopa County this year. Gov. Katie Hobbs said the state of emergency was intended to support local heat relief efforts in Maricopa, Coconino, and […]
Will there be a government shutdown later this year? This question is unresolved as lawmakers head out of Washington for their August recess. President Joe Biden took his “Bidenomics” message to Maine Friday. What was his latest announcement and Republicans’ reaction? Almost all Republican presidential candidates are speaking in Iowa Friday night. The Hawkeye State […]
DEATH VALLEY, Calif.—A Southern California outdoor enthusiast died Tuesday after collapsing following an hours-long hike in Death Valley National Park, the world’s hottest place. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that 71-year-old Steve Curry died of what officials believe were heat-related causes. His death occurred just hours after speaking to a Times reporter about hiking […]
The United States is experiencing with a range of unusual weather, from a tropical storm in Hawaii to record-breaking heat across its Sun Belt states and poor air quality in many areas as smoke from Canadian wildfires wafts across the border. Here are some of the notable weather phenomena striking the United States on Wednesday: […]
Many parts of the globe hit over 100 degrees Fahrenheit over the weekend—breaking record temperatures—with California’s Death Valley reaching nearly 130F. At the same time, California firefighters were busy putting out wildfires in the state.
Four wildfires broke out in southern California’s Riverside County over the weekend amid sweltering temperatures. The largest of the blazes—the Rabbit Fire—had burned 7,600 acres by Sunday and is 10 percent contained after it ignited Friday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Cal Fire authorities reported a vegetation fire Friday […]
A heat wave and humidity smothered parts of the South and Midwest on Thursday. In Florida, where heat index levels of up to 112 degrees (44 Celsius) are forecast over the next several days, the Christian Service Center set up an “extreme heat cooling center” in Orlando for homeless people and others who don’t have […]
Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all. And Jimmy Butler was proven right. Finally, we have a title-series matchup: The Miami Heat, champions of the Eastern Conference even after getting in as only the No. 8 seed, will take on the Western Conference […]
CANBERRA, Australia—Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in a die-off that authorities and scientists say is caused by depleted oxygen levels in the river after recent floods and hot weather. Residents of the Outback town of Menindee in New South Wales state complained of a terrible smell from the dead fish. […]
Winter can be awfully cold, and it may be surprising to some to learn many have to go without heat. One father and his twin sons took it upon themselves to do whatever they could to make sure as many people stay warm as possible.
With temperatures at 113 Fahrenheit (43 Celsius), China is facing scorching heat and severe drought problems. The Yangtze River, which stretches almost 4,000 miles across Southwest and Central China, is facing historic low water levels. Extreme weather is affecting farming and factory production. Volkswagen and Apple parts factories are shut down, affecting the global supply chain. […]
Volunteers have fanned out across eastern Kentucky to help residents displaced this week by severe flooding that swept away homes and vehicles, and killed at least 37 people, the governor said on Wednesday. Although the number of confirmed deaths has held steady at 37, Governor Andy Beshear said he expected the toll to increase by […]
PROMISED LAND, Pa.—It’s not exactly flowing with milk and honey—just ask the area’s struggling black bears—but Promised Land offered respite Sunday for city folks in the Northeast trying to escape a nearly weeklong hot spell that only threatened to intensify. Those with the resources fled to pools, beaches and higher elevations like Promised Land State […]
BEIJING—A tornado blew through 11 villages in a farming region of eastern China, damaging homes, killing at least one person and injuring 25 others, while swaths of the country face extreme heat. The homes and property of more than 2,000 people were damaged when the twister struck Wednesday in Jiangsu province south of Beijing. Total […]
Heat alerts cover more than 20 states Tuesday and Wednesday across the Southern Plains and parts of the Northeast. “Dangerous heat will continue to impact a large portion of the U.S. this week, with now more than 100 million people under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories,” the Weather Prediction Center said. It means one-third […]
BERLIN—People flocked to parks and pools across Western Europe on Saturday for a bit of respite from an early heat wave that saw the mercury rise above 40 C (104 F) in France and Spain. In Germany, where highs of 38 C (100.4 F) were expected, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach urged vulnerable groups to stay […]
The official start of summer is 10 days away but more than 60 million Americans are under heat alerts Saturday from California to Louisiana, with triple digit temperatures expected to melt away daily records across the Southwest. Temperatures across the Central Valley of California and Southwest will be dangerously hot as they climb well into […]
