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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.
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From Texas Standard:Temperatures this week fell a bit after a cold front pushed through the state Wednesday and Thursday, offering some relief from…
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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 –…
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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.…
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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,”…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Heatstroke tends to get the most attention during extreme heat waves. But other diseases are affected by high temperatures as well.
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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…