Heat wave
Warm March across U.S. shatters records
WASHINGTON -- The weird warmth of March brought out the tank tops and shorts in many parts of the country. In fact, it was the warmest March on record for the Lower 48 states dating back to when records began in 1895.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Nation & World
Fiery Texas faces a foreboding forecast
BASTROP, Texas -- Scorching temperatures, strong winds and dry vegetation are turning Texas wildfires into fast and furious dangers that hop from place to place within hours, even minutes, and give residents little time to flee. Now it's likely to get worse.
Date: 09/10/2011 | Nation & World
Heat wave roasts East Coast; cooler weather expected
NEW YORK -- A heat wave scorched the East Coast with another day of triple-digit temperatures on Saturday, forcing power authorities to throttle back the voltage to protect straining electrical grids as residents cranked up the air.
Date: 07/24/2011 | Nation & World
States cut programs to help poor cool homes
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Many states hit hardest by this week's searing heat wave have drastically cut or entirely eliminated programs that help poor people pay their electric bills, forcing thousands to go without air conditioning when they need it most.
Date: 07/22/2011 | Nation & World
Dreary days cooler than human BBQ weather
Ah, rain in the middle of July.Folks dabbing brows in Phoenix, Ariz., may not even know, because it doesn't rate national press, that summer has been unusually mild and great for rock hunting in Western Washington.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
Russian forest fires could be even worse this year
MOSCOW -- A devastating wave of wildfires across Russia could ravage millions of acres of forests and cause worse damage than last year's catastrophic blazes, environmentalists and officials said Thursday.
Date: 06/10/2011 | Nation & World
Half the country wilting under unrelenting heat
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A third day of unseasonable heat blistered the eastern half of the country Thursday, making tornado cleanup miserable in Massachusetts and sending fans at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee to hospitals, while the surge in demand for energy knocked out power to...
Date: 06/10/2011 | Nation & World
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