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The proposed regulation comes as a punishing heat wave descends on California and Oregon.

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Hurricane Beryl had sustained wind speeds of nearly 160 miles per hour, bringing heavy rain and destruction across the Caribbean.

The storm grew very quickly after it formed, reflecting hot ocean conditions that could bring more dangerous hurricanes.

Flooding in Ruidoso, N.M., over the weekend showed how wildfire damage, worsening under climate change, can put people at even greater risk than the fires themselves.

Consulta la trayectoria probable y las horas de llegada de los vientos de Beryl.

See the likely path and wind arrival times for Chris.

Plus, Hurricane Beryl threatens the Caribbean.

The tropical cyclone, the third named storm in the Atlantic season, formed quickly on Sunday and dissipated by Monday morning.

A spokesman for Team U.S.A. said continuity is key despite the goal of Paris being the “greenest” Olympics. Other countries are planning similar measures.

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The daughter of one Maryland couple was still searching for answers about her parents’ deaths. The State Department said it was possible that more deaths could be confirmed.

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Mike Bettwy, a government meteorologist who focuses on potential threats from space weather, says that we are more prepared than ever — and that forecasting is only getting better.

A lack of affordable housing and high energy costs are making Americans more vulnerable to record-breaking heat, public health experts say.

The deaths of at least 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj point to the growing threat that climate change poses to beloved gatherings.

As temperatures soar around the world, practical experiments are emerging to protect people.

A Saudi official said most of the deaths involved unregistered pilgrims who lacked access to certain amenities available to those with permits, such as air-conditioned buses and tents.

The city of Meizhou experienced “once-in-a-century” rainfall last week, according to state media.

The number of deaths during the annual Islamic pilgrimage raised questions about Saudi Arabia’s preparations for intense heat and unregistered participants.

The city of Meizhou reported a “once-in-a-century” flood, with at least 38 people dying in one county alone.

Officials in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota reported widespread damage and continuing danger. A bridge collapsed on Sunday and a dam was at risk on Monday.

The forecast is welcome news for many East Coasters, who faced stifling conditions over the weekend. But the Southeast and Southern Plains are expected to continue to scorch this week.

The agency said it was offering up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those “responsible for starting the fires.”

More than 1,300 people died, and a Saudi official said most of them were not registered for the pilgrimage. That left them with little protection from the heat.

The heat was especially oppressive in urban areas of New Jersey, a state that climate experts say is warming at a faster rate than others in the Northeast.

More than eight million people in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont were under a tornado watch that expired on Sunday evening.

The island’s power crisis illustrates the consequences of putting essential services in the hands of a private entity.

At least one person was killed in South Dakota, officials said, as days of heavy rain pushed some rivers to record levels and parts of the Upper Midwest remained under flood warnings on Sunday.

A storm left about 9,000 people without power for three days.

The action against 16 tour companies came as governments look into whether many travelers were not properly registered to make the journey into the desert.

Regions that had “extremely high” rates of such illnesses included swaths of New England, the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic, all areas that have been hit the hardest by the heat wave.

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Searing heat in Saudi Arabia appeared to at least contribute to many of the deaths.

So far, aided by growing solar capacity, heat-related outages have been limited.

A shifting weather front and climate change temporarily turned the temperate state subtropical.

In heat waves, chemicals like formaldehyde and ozone can form more readily in the air, according to researchers driving mobile labs in New York City this week.

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Laws aren’t keeping pace with the risks climate change poses to workers laboring under sweltering conditions.

People all over the world are facing severe heat, floods and fire, aggravated by the use of fossil fuels. The year isn’t halfway done.