What to Know About the Wildfires in California
The state has had more than 3,500 wildfires this year, and the peak of the annual fire season has yet to arrive.
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The state has had more than 3,500 wildfires this year, and the peak of the annual fire season has yet to arrive.
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The health care system in Houston, where more than a million customers lack power, was overwhelmed because some patients couldn’t be discharged amid a punishing heat wave.
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Officials warned that it could take days to restore electricity. The storm has prompted tornado warnings in East Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
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Texas Utility Considers Mobile Generators as Beryl Leaves Millions Without Power
CenterPoint Energy said more than two million customers lost power in the storm, and that those in the hardest-hit areas should prepare for an extended period without electricity.
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Beryl’s Trail of Destruction So Far
The storm has caused widespread damage on its path through the Caribbean and toward the Gulf of Mexico. See where it has wreaked havoc.
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A Brief History of Hurricanes That Hit Texas
South Texans are bracing for the arrival of a powerful hurricane, as have generations of Texans before them.
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Intense Heat Suspected in 4 Weekend Deaths in Oregon
Temperature records have been shattered from California and Nevada to North Carolina in the last few days, and relief is still days away, forecasters say.
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Why Beryl Is a Bad Sign for This Year’s Hurricane Season
The storm grew very quickly after it formed, reflecting hot ocean conditions that could bring more dangerous hurricanes.
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Here’s why hydrangeas are having a banner year on the East Coast and how you can enjoy them.
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The heat has come for Americans — and everyone else, too.
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Hurricane Beryl set records as the earliest Category 5 storm ever. What does that mean for the rest of hurricane season? Here’s what travelers need to know.
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Climate change is causing more fires to burn overnight, growing bigger, lasting longer and challenging the fire teams trying to control them.
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New restrictions are meant to reduce damage during floods. The rules were first proposed in 2016, then the Trump administration scrapped them.
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With outages expected to last days, a top state official promised to look into whether the utility company could have done more to prepare for Hurricane Beryl.
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A 50-year-old man was found dead on Sunday after hiking up the canyon, where temperatures can reach 120 degrees in summer.
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With no working outage tracker from the Houston area’s main electricity provider, people are turning to the chain’s map of open restaurants after Hurricane Beryl.
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The storm hit Texas as a Category 1 hurricane. As it moved north, officials warned it could take days to fully restore electricity.
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After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns.
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Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk.
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July has brought a record-breaking hurricane, early-season wildfires and triple-digit temperatures. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter, cleared up the connections between the events.
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As the storm crossed Houston on Monday morning, the call of the toads echoed from every flooded street corner.
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Experts say that the rain, cooler temperatures and barometric pressure drops caused by Beryl stimulated toads in Texas to mate.
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In many places, a scorching Independence Day led into an even hotter weekend.
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The storm will move through the United States this week.
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“The halls felt like they were on fire,” one Jordanian woman said of her accommodations after she opted to take a cheaper travel package for “unregistered” pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
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In this monsoon season, so far there have been more than 60 weather-related fatalities. With roads cut off and more rain expected, the toll could rise.
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Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, endured days of temperatures above 100 Fahrenheit, made worse by power cuts and high humidity.
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Visitors were mostly unaffected by the third and fourth drownings at New York City beaches this season, matching the total number of swimming deaths last summer.
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