Climate

California's wildfire season is already proving to be a challenge

5:58pm July 10, 2024

by Jacob Margolis

After a mild fire year in 2023, California's early fire season of 2024 has had a busy start. A persistent heatwave is making conditions more challenging for wildland firefighters.

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These monkeys were 'notoriously competitive' until Hurricane Maria wrecked their home

10:22am July 10, 2024

by Ari Daniel

Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago are known for being intolerant, hierarchical and aggressive. After 2017's Hurricane Maria destroyed their home, the monkeys' society underwent surprising changes.

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Las Vegas hits a new record high of 120 degrees Fahrenheit

10:20pm July 08, 2024

by Anne Davis

With a heatwave persisting across the West, Las Vegas broke its all-time heat record on Sunday at 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

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National

Border town firefighters scramble to save migrants from extreme summer heat

10:05am July 08, 2024

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Over two hot days, the Sunland Park Fire Department responded to 10 calls to help migrants overcome by heat illness. Firefighters say heat emergencies are increasingly common along the border.

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Music & Culture

June sizzled to a 13th straight monthly heat record, but July might break string

2:14am July 08, 2024

by Associated Press

It's not that records are being broken monthly but they are being "shattered by very substantial margins over the past 13 months," a climate scientist said.

National

Extreme heat grips West and East coasts, breaking daily highs

6:59pm July 06, 2024

by Juliana Kim

The heat wave in the U.S. is far from over. This weekend, parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northeast are bearing the brunt of the heat with record-breaking temperatures.

National

As heat waves intensify, more public housing residents may get help with AC bills

4:00pm July 04, 2024

by Jennifer Ludden

For decades, public housing providers could subsidize heating bills but not air-conditioning. New Biden administration guidance changes that, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough.

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California Wildfires - boat on Lake Oroville

Thousands evacuate as Northern California wildfire spreads. More hot weather is expected

9:31pm July 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Firefighters are battling a growing wildfire in Northern California that has forced at least 26,000 people to evacuate. The fire's cause is being investigated.

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after battering southeast Caribbean islands

5:56pm July 03, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Hurricane Beryl is nearing Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, and forecast to make landfall on Wednesday. Officials there have declared a "major disaster area" and implemented an island-wide curfew.

The federal government pours $7 billion into solar energy for low-income households

7:23am July 03, 2024

by Julia Simon

The Biden administration is betting more solar energy for low-income homes can both be a climate solution and good for pocketbooks.

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