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Monday was hottest day ever recorded on Earth, European climate agency says
The European climate service Copernicus said Monday broke the previous day’s record of the world’s hottest day ever.
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How employers are taking steps to safeguard workers from extreme heat
As areas across the U.S. continue to experience extreme heat, employers have taken steps to protect workers from high temperatures.
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European climate agency: Last Sunday was the second-hottest day on Earth
On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the second-hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus Tuesday.
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Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list
When it comes to climate, extreme weather and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to America’s hurricane or earthquake prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is. But that’s not where highest concentration of federally declared disasters are. Try Kentucky or Vermont. An atlas of 713 federally declared disasters and aid to communities — not individuals — created...
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Some Houstonians are sleeping in cars and selling valuables to survive power outages after Hurricane Beryl
As days of sweltering heat persists, Houstonians have directed their frustration over the lack of electricity toward local utility company CenterPoint Energy, which is under increased scrutiny for a perceived slow response after Hurricane Beryl landed on the Gulf Coast of Texas earlier this week.
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Pressure mounts on Houston power company to quickly restore service as city sweats after Beryl
Houston’s primary utility company has come under mounting pressure over its response to Hurricane Beryl.
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Las Vegas eyes record of 5th consecutive day over 115 degrees as heat wave continues to scorch US
Used to shrugging off the heat, Las Vegas residents are now eyeing the thermometer. The desert city is on track Wednesday to set a record for the fifth consecutive day over 115 degrees amid a lingering hot spell that will continue scorching much of the U.S. into the weekend.
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Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth’s hottest places is being punished by a dangerous and deadly heat wave.
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Amid extreme heat, US infrastructure and transportation systems buckle under pressure
As millions of Americans face sweltering heat conditions, many have also been left stranded by disruptions in the nation’s transportation systems that buckled under extreme temperatures.
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Some power restored in Houston after Hurricane Beryl, while storm spawns tornadoes as it moves east
Power started to come back for some of the millions of homes and businesses left in the dark when Hurricane Beryl slammed into the Houston area, while the weakened storm moved east, spawning suspected tornadoes and causing more damage.
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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane
The National Weather Service says Beryl has made landfall on the middle Texas coast near Matagorda with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds
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Texas coast braces for potential hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength
Texas officials Saturday were urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Death Valley will hit 130 degrees and could break world record amid blistering heat wave
On Friday, 125 million people are under heat alerts with temperature highs forecast in the 100 to 120 range in the West, 80 to 100s across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
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Beryl batters Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as Texas officials urge coastal residents to prepare
Beryl moved over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Friday after battering the resort town of Tulum and prepared to reemerge in the Gulf of Mexico, prompting Texas officials to urge coastal residents to prepare as the storm headed their way.
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Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer
Very young children, older adults and homeless people are especially at risk for contact burns, which can occur in just a few seconds when the skin touches a hot surface reaching up to 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Hurricane Beryl impacts cruise travel
Hurricane Beryl majorly impacts Caribbean as it heads west, also impacting travel. NBC6’s Amanda Plasencia reports
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‘Hurricane Beryl holds more than one record': John Morales explains the monster storm's rapid growth
Hurricane expert John Morales explains the record-breaking intensity of Hurricane Beryl and the factors that are contributing to the rapid strengthening of storms.
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Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat
The Biden administration is proposing a rule aimed at addressing excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures.
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Hurricane Beryl becomes earliest Cat 5 storm on record
Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status, the earliest on record. Meteorologist Ryan Phillips has more.
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Hurricane Beryl: Where it's heading and what to expect
NBC6 Meteorologist Ryan Phillips breaks down the path of Beryl, which made history Sunday as the earliest hurricane to reach category 4 intensity.