Heat

New measures come a month after Columbia Journalism Investigations-NPR revelations on rising worker heat deaths.

Without a legal standard setting out what must be done to prevent heat deaths, workplace regulators have a hard time making violations stick.

While summer 2021 was not much cooler on average in Austin, it had a notable number of rainy days.

With much of the U.S. already sweltering this summer, even avid runners, hikers and bikers are wilting. We've got 10 strategies from experts on how to enjoy hot weather exercise without keeling over.

2020 and 2016 are virtually tied for the hottest year on record. That means more powerful hurricanes, more intense wildfires, less ice and longer heat waves.

From Texas Standard:Temperatures this week fell a bit after a cold front pushed through the state Wednesday and Thursday, offering some relief from…

Lee esta historia en español. Volunteers have fanned out in Austin and 12 other U.S. cities this summer to take the temperature of their neighborhoods –…

Lee esta historia en español. By the end of this weekend, Austinites can expect to have sweated through more than two weeks in a row of triple-digit heat.…

Ask people camped on Cesar Chavez Street by the Terrazas Branch Library how it’s going, and you won’t be surprised by the answer.“It’s hot, very hot,”…

Mention the year 2011 to any Austinite who lived here then, and expect to get an earful. It was the hottest year recorded in Austin's history – so hot and…