Antarctica gets ‘taste of summer’ as watermelons bloom in coldest place on Earth
August is the coldest winter month at the arctic station Vostok, when temperatures average nearly 92 degrees below zero.
Here's how hot and extreme summer 2023 has been, and it's only halfway over
At about its halfway point, the record-breaking hot and extreme summer of 2023 is both unprecedented and unsurprising.
More than 35 million Americans expected to see triple-digit temps Sunday as deadly heat wave drags on
More than 46 million Americans from California to Florida are under heat alerts Sunday that will remain in effect until at least the start of the workweek.
Don becomes first hurricane of 2023 Atlantic season
Tropical Storm Don became Hurricane Don on Saturday, marking the first hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
Damage from rare mountain tornado found near Colorado's Pike Peak at 9,500 feet
Most of the destruction was at an elevation of 9,500 feet in what is known as Green Mountain Falls.
Tornado damage at Pfizer plant likely to cause long-term hospital drug shortages
The damaged Pfizer factory makes nearly 25% of all sterile injectable medicines used in U.S. hospitals.
Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat, floods hit parts of US
Pfizer reported no serious injuries but authorities said medicine was damaged after a tornado damaged the plant near Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
City of Houston opens cooling centers amid heat advisory, extreme heat index
The City of Houston is helping residents escape the heat wave from Wednesday to Sunday with designated cooling centers opening across the city.
Harris County cooling centers open Tuesday amid Heat Advisory
A Heat Advisory has returned for the Houston area and Harris County has cooling centers open for residents to escape the scorching temperatures.
Summer heat is the 'No. 1 weather-related killer,' doctor warns
States in the Southwest and West have been under Excessive Heat Warnings and heat advisories for the past two weeks
Earth sees hottest day on record for third straight day
The daily highs are an indication that climate change is reaching uncharted territory, scientists say.
How to survive getting caught in rip current, according to NWS
The National Weather Service provides a video to visualize what you should do if you end up caught in a rip current while out on the beach.
How is air quality measured?
As smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouds broad swaths of the U.S., here are seven facts you should know about measuring air quality.
Spring residents still cleaning storm damage days later during heatwave
It's been weeks since a storm destroyed so many homes in the northern parts of our viewing area, leaving residents without power in this heat and many without a place to stay.
'I fell into my chair': Iowa couple wins $2M Powerball prize after losing home in tornado
A tornado destroyed the couple's home in 2001, and it took several years for them to start to rebuild.
Nearly a dozen Texas deaths blamed on heat, which is expected to ease by the weekend
The scorching temperatures were brought on by a heat dome that has taxed the Texas power grid and brought record highs to parts of the state, according to meteorologists.