Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar June 6, 2022 Power demand in Texas is set to break the all-time record this week, far ahead of the hottest days of...
Western Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate Homes September 5, 2017 By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Wildfires forced thousands to flee their homes across the U.S. West during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat....
Study Predicts More Days of Record Heat in the Future November 29, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN The United States is already setting twice as many daily heat records as cold records, but a new study predicts...
Hottest 5 Years Ever for Earth November 8, 2016 By Jessica Shankleman Earth experienced its hottest half-decade on record between 2011 and 2015 and the floods, droughts and storms unleashed by rising...
Earth’s Record Heat Sticks Around Despite El Nino’s Departure July 25, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN Earth’s persistent record 2016 heat is now dancing near levels that a world agreement is trying to avoid, federal scientists...
Globe Breaks May Temperature Record June 26, 2014 By SETH BORENSTEIN Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on...