Weather

Records are starting to fall to the continuing heat dome that is covering much of the eastern U.S.

Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to come

High humidity and overnight low temperatures that are relatively hot will put tens of millions of people under heat alerts over the course of the coming week

Humid heat is blanketing the eastern U.S. this week, exacerbated by “corn sweat” in the Midwest

A neurologist explains why weather changes from heat waves to thunderstorms might bring on painful headaches

The Trump administration wants to reduce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget by $2.2 billion, eliminating research that might help advance AI weather models

Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters

Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the recent flooding catastrophe in Texas. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s cuts to the National Weather Service, satellites and other key services take hold

A hydrologist explains why Texas Hill Country is known as Flash Flood Alley and how its geography and geology can lead to heavy downpours and sudden, destructive floods

Flash floods happen when heavy rains unleash more water than the ground can absorb, causing that water to pile up and flow to low-lying areas

The June heat dome contributed to the deaths of at least three people. They have died as federal regulators have weighed whether to finalize the nation’s first heat protection rule for workers

AI could be used to comb through electronic health records and warn vulnerable people about dangerous heat waves