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With El Niño and climate change, this week saw some of the hottest recorded weather

4:39pm July 05, 2023

by Rebecca Hersher

Some of the hottest global weather in recorded history is happening this week. It's likely that record temperatures will continue to occur this year.

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As much of the U.S. deals with summer heat, a Colorado ski resort still has some snow

4:59pm July 04, 2023

by Lucas Brady Woods

As much of the country suffers under the heat dome, people are still skiing in Colorado. A fat winter plus high altitude means snow is lingering particularly long and there's joy in Rockies.

Visitors and tourists to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., seek relief from the hot weather in the memorial's fountain on July 3. Due to extreme temperatures and high humidity, D.C. has declared a heat emergency, urging residents to take precautions outside and to stay hydrated.

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Heat, storms and fire risk: Fourth of July weather is nothing to celebrate

10:59am July 04, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

Dangerous heat and elevated risks of wildfires are present in parts of the West, with climate change and El Niño both playing a role. Meanwhile, thunderstorms threaten the Midwest and the East Coast.

Good clean, cold fun. Joey McAtamney rides remnant snow in the Colorado Rockies over the weekend.

What heat dome? They're still skiing in Colorado

5:20am July 04, 2023

by Lucas Brady Woods

Colorado's big winter means there's still enough snow to ski and snowboard on this Fourth of July weekend.

In this image taken from video provided by ABC7 Chicago, several vehicles are stranded in the flooded viaduct at Fifth and Cicero avenues, in Chicago, Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force a downtown street race to be cut short

5:12am July 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The National Weather Service warned flooding could be "life-threatening," with numerous impassable roads, overflowing creeks and streams and flooded basements across the Chicago area.

Flooded roads in Chicago force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race

5:11am July 03, 2023

by Michael Puente

For the first time in NASCAR's 75-year history, stock car drivers raced on a true street circuit. Sunday's race in Chicago, was part of the sport's efforts to find new audiences.

Can't take the heat? Here are some ways to stay cool

7:25am June 30, 2023

With a heat wave hitting the South, people dealing with high temperatures there and in other parts of the world, offer tips on how to stay cool.

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Southeastern Louisiana sees the heat-index rise above 110 degrees

5:08am June 30, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sharon Weston Broome, who is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, about how her city is handling the recent heat wave and its threats to residents.

Poor air quality triggered orange, red and purple alerts over a large chunk of the U.S. on Thursday, as seen in this map published by the federal air quality site AirNow at 7 a.m. ET.

A big swath of the U.S. is under red and purple air quality alerts from Canada's smoke

3:04pm June 29, 2023

by Bill Chappell

In Madison, Wis., the air quality was measured at 242 Thursday morning— a "very unhealthy" purple alert rating that many other communities shared, particularly in the Midwest.

Morning news brief

5:48am June 29, 2023

A Ukrainian general talks about Russia and the counteroffensive. Smoke and heat create unhealthy air in many U.S. areas. Protests in France after police killed a teen during a traffic stop.

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