Jul 22 Watch 2:12 News Wrap: Earth sees hottest July ever recorded in human history In our news wrap Saturday, scientists say the first two weeks of July were the planet’s hottest on human record as intense heat waves grip places around the globe, Ukraine says its drones hit an ammunition depot in Crimea after… Continue watching
Jul 22 Summer of record-breaking heat paints story of a warming world, scientists say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press With a summer of extreme weather records dominating the news, meteorologists and scientists say records like these give a glimpse of the big picture: a warming planet caused by climate change. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Ala. lawmakers approve congressional map without 2nd majority-Black district In our news wrap Friday, lawmakers in Alabama refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court, Russian forces kept Ukraine's Odesa region under heavy bombardment and Lionel Messi… Continue watching
Jul 16 California's Death Valley sizzles near record temperatures as brutal heat wave continues By Seth Borenstein, Adam Beam, Associated Press Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 2:58 News Wrap: Forecasters say U.S. heat wave is entering its most intense phase In our news wrap Saturday, new all-time records heat records could be set across the South and West, doctors say dehydration was likely why Israeli PM Netanyahu had to be taken to a hospital, at least 26 died in landslides… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 8:54 People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant, Satvi Sunkara The extreme heat scorching much of the country is particularly brutal for incarcerated Americans. In Texas, more than two-thirds of prisoner living areas lack air conditioning. Earlier in 2023, an effort to include funding for prison air conditioning in the… Continue watching
Jul 15 Las Vegas could break heat record as Southwest endures scorching temperatures By Ken Ritter, Julie Watson, Associated Press The blistering heat wave was forecast to get worse this weekend for Nevada, Arizona and California, where desert temperatures were predicted to soar in parts past 120 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and remain in the 90s F overnight. Continue reading
Jun 30 Smoke, heat and storms kick off a dull start to summer across the U.S. By Tom Davies, Associated Press Smoky haze, hot weather and powerful storms brought dangerous and uncomfortable conditions to parts of the U.S. heading into a long July Fourth weekend that typically draws Americans to outdoor gatherings. Continue reading
Jun 18 High temperatures trigger storms, widespread power outages across southern U.S. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press Triple-digit temperatures prompted heat advisories across much of the southern U.S., triggered thunderstorms that knocked out power from Oklahoma to Mississippi and whipped up winds that raised wildfire threats in Arizona and New Mexico. Continue reading
Jun 18 Deaths climb to around 100 as heat wave scorches India's northeastern states By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat wave. Continue reading