Texas summers are never for the faint of heart. This summer, it’s just felt worse.
During the week of Aug. 14, KUT will bring you stories of life in the heat. We’ll discuss why it’s so hot and tell stories of how the heat is affecting everyone from farmers to high school tuba players. We'll also share suggestions on how to beat the heat.
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Austin's "official" weather station at Camp Mabry usually shows it's hotter out than the weather station at the Austin airport. The reason has to do with where the thermometers are located. -
Summer is typically slow, especially for restaurants in college towns. But for Austin restaurants, this season’s numbers are down considerably from last year. -
A group of faith-based nonprofits wrote a letter to officials Friday, asking the city to open temporary shelters to get people out of the extreme heat. -
Temperatures in cells often stay in the 90s for hours and can reach into the triple digits. Officials say there is no evidence the heat is killing prisoners, despite a spike in prison deaths that independent analysts attribute to the heat. -
Anecdotally, we hear that people are crankier and more anxious during this summer's extreme heat. But what's really going on? KUT talks with a licensed professional counselor from Integral Care about how the heat can affect our mental as well as physical health and what we can do about it. -
Austin's roads are cooking in the heatwave, and city officials worry about what comes next. -
The dry, hot summer has forced some farmers and ranchers to make tough decisions. -
As we sweat through a streak of triple-digit days, Laura Patiño says the city is preparing for things to get worse. It's working on a heat resilience playbook centered on equity. -
Homeless Austinites are suffering in this heat. Advocates say we need long-term solutions yesterday.Local nonprofits provide extra relief for those experiencing homelessness during heat waves. But advocates say more needs to be done year-round. -
East Austin is home to the hottest temperatures in the city. Its residents also call EMS for heat-related health concerns more often than people in other neighborhoods.
