A Deadly Heat Wave is Blanketing the South and Spreading East June 30, 2023 By Michael Goldberg, Adrian Sanz and Jim Salter An oppressive heat wave blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and one in Louisiana blanketed the South on...
Sweltering Heat Tests Texas’ Power Grid and Patience as Thousands in South Still Without Electricity June 22, 2023 By Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ power grid operator asked residents Tuesday to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated...
Power Outages Continue Across Southern Us; Triple-Digit Heat Wave Grips Texas June 20, 2023 By Scott Sonner AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 100,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday following damaging storms, leaving...
Spain: Long-Term Drought to Bring More Heatwaves, Wildfires March 20, 2023 By Ciarán Giles MADRID (AP) — Spain has officially entered a period of long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over...
Chile Wildfires Spread amid Heat Wave as Death Toll Rises February 6, 2023 SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile extended an emergency declaration to yet another region on Saturday as firefighters struggled to control...
California Fires Destroy Structures, Force Residents to Flee September 9, 2022 HEMET, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday to gain control of major California wildfires that have grown explosively and forced...
California Facing Wildfires, Chance of Blackouts amid Brutal Heat Wave September 7, 2022 By Robert Jablon LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues...
California Wildfires Prompt Evacuations amid Heat Wave September 2, 2022 CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — California wildfires chewed through rural areas north of Los Angeles and east of San Diego on...
After the Rain Comes the Heat in Flooded Kentucky Towns August 3, 2022 By Bruce Schreiner and Rebecca Reynolds FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The rain that unleashed massive floods in Appalachian mountain communities was diminishing on Tuesday, leaving survivors...
Heat Wave Puts Oregon Workplace Safety Rules to the Test August 2, 2022 By Monica Samayoa and Bradley W. Parks PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — New state rules require access to water, shade and breaks on hot days, but workers say...