Weather

Phoenix is making changes to cooling centers to protect more people from heat

7:30pm May 21, 2024

by Katherine Davis-Young

Phoenix, Ariz., area leaders are opening cooling centers that are open all night. About a third of heat related emergency calls happen after most centers close.

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Iranians gather at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on May 20 to mourn the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and several others in a helicopter crash the previous day.

World News

What might have caused the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president

6:55am May 21, 2024

by Scott Neuman

Bad weather may have been a cause of Sunday's crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi. But mechanical issues, possibly exacerbated by a lack of spare parts due to U.S. sanctions, could also be a factor.

A video photojournalist shoots footage of damage at a tire shop at the intersection of Sowden and Bingle in the aftermath of a severe storm on Friday, in Houston.

National

Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather

9:57pm May 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.

Power for nearly 1 million Houston buildings could be out for days after storm

5:38pm May 17, 2024

Houston is reeling after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses and causing widespread damage. Four people were killed.

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Texas inmates are being 'cooked to death' in summer heat, lawsuit alleges

7:52pm May 16, 2024

by Meg Anderson

Four nonprofits joined a federal lawsuit to protect people in Texas prisons from the heat. It's one of several attempts over the years to address this issue, but efforts haven't gotten much traction.

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Another hotter-than-normal summer lies ahead for the U.S., forecasters say

5:23pm May 16, 2024

by Rebecca Hersher

Forecasters say most of the U.S. is set to have a hotter summer, and 2024 will be one of the five hottest years ever recorded. Meanwhile, hot water in the Atlantic means more fuel for hurricanes.

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Jackye Lafon, who's in her 80s, cools herself with a water spray at her home in Toulouse, France during a heat wave in 2022. Older people face higher heat risk than those who are younger. Climate change is making heat risk even greater.

More than 200 million seniors face extreme heat risks in coming decades, study finds

3:29pm May 14, 2024

by Alejandra Borunda

A new study warns that millions of people around the world who are 69 years or older will be at risk of dying in heat waves by 2050.

The Northern Lights fill the sky at the Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday.

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There's still a chance to see the Northern Lights from lower latitudes

3:11pm May 12, 2024

by John Helton

The solar storm that's pushing sightings of the Northern Lights to lower latitudes is forecast to continue into the coming days, but its impact has likely peaked.

People are seen near to their damaged homes after heavy flooding in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan on Saturday.

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Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan

9:43am May 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

Floods from heavy seasonal rains have destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said. A U.N. official said the floods are a reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to the climate crisis.

The solar flare as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. The flare has triggered a severe geomagnetic storm watch for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Science

A huge solar storm is hurtling toward the Earth. Scientists say you should look up

1:47pm May 10, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

An aurora could be visible as far south as Northern California. Experts say the storm could disrupt some communications and navigation systems like GPS.