Weather

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route

By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

The Tokyo Olympics have been delayed by the pandemic and then opened under oppressive heat, and now a typhoon is on the way.

5 Stories: Manicures with microchips, Dorothy’s dress finds its way home and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

A giant panda comeback, microchip manicures and Judy Garland’s “Wizard of Oz” isn’t in Kansas anymore. Check out these stories and others you might have missed on this week's episode of 5 Stories.

Forecast shows nasty drought worsens for much of U.S.

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Thursday's spring outlook is bad news for the West, which has been under a megadrought for more than 20 years.

WATCH: Texas governor speaks on status of winter storm, power outages

By Associated Press

The cascading crises of power outages across Texas due to winter weather lead to another problem — lack of clean water.

Sen. Ted Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar, says traveling ‘obviously a mistake’

By Steve Peoples, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

The Republican senator said he began second-guessing the trip since the moment he first got on the plane Wednesday. "In hindsight, I wouldn't have done it," he told reporters.

Some power restored in Texas but water woes persist

By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 7 million people have been ordered to boil their water before consuming it. The extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of over three dozen people, some while trying to keep warm.

WATCH: Texas crisis has governor facing energy industry

By Paul J. Weber, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants mandates that would require power plants to withstand extreme winter weather. The number of Texas residents still without electricity Thursday was fewer than 500,000 after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures.

Is the recent wave of severe weather across the U.S. a harbinger of climate change?

By Amna Nawaz, Zoe Rohrich

The winter of 2021 is writing itself into the record books this week, with large swaths of the nation seeing the coldest weather in memory. But is this a particularly severe phase of winter weather or is there more to…

Continue watching

Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Many schools and businesses closed Monday as the storm moved across the Midwest and officials urged drivers to stay off the roads.

Hurricane Center says another storm could follow Eta’s deadly path

By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

It could wreak havoc in a region where people are still grappling with more than 120 deaths and many more missing in the aftermath of Eta. This has been an extraordinarily busy hurricane season.