Heat

Fall foliage typically kicks off in mid-to-late October and peaks by late November, but record heat this fall delayed Austin's fall colors to the very end of the year.

In fact, this October was so hot that, looking back at the historical data, a quarter of all Septembers in Austin have been cooler than this recent October.

As climate change accelerates, Austin's hot, dry summer will likely continue further into the fall.

The University Interscholastic League, or UIL, recently updated its heat safety recommendations and protocols for outdoor school activities.

Austin Energy is asking Southwest Austin residents to conserve energy, especially between 2-8 p.m., to lower the risk of outages.

About 15,000 people were without power for several hours in East Austin on Wednesday evening. Austin Energy said high demand caused the outage.

After a July that was much cooler than in years past, Austin has plunged back into a streak of triple-digit days.

The team is part of an international project using the Games to develop tools for making hyperlocal climate predictions. UT researchers plan to apply what they learn in Austin.

The state of Texas is being sued over the lack of air conditioning in its prisons, where indoor temperatures can top 100 degrees in the summer. In federal court, inmates detailed the extreme measures they’ve taken to get out of the heat, like starting fires or inflicting self-harm.

Newly released autopsies show extreme temperatures in state prisons may have contributed to multiple recent deaths behind bars. But the state says heat hasn’t killed any prisoners in more than a decade. A lawsuit challenging Texas prison heat protocols will be heard in federal court on Tuesday.