Heat

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…

There was a time when it seemed like summer could have gone differently: A wet spring and relatively mild June had us thinking maybe this year wouldn’t be…

Trees are one of the best ways to fight deadly urban heat, but U.S. cities lose millions every year. And many low-income areas are starting at a disadvantage.

Heatstroke tends to get the most attention during extreme heat waves. But other diseases are affected by high temperatures as well.

The triple-digit heatwave hitting Austin is becoming one for the record books. On Wednesday, it became the fifth longest ever recorded in the city's…