July 10, 2024, 5:58pm Northwest
Washington’s Department of Natural Resources issued a burn ban on all the forest land it controls across the state, effective Wednesday, July 10. The ban, which runs through Sept. 30, was enacted in response to the heat wave that’s hit much of Washington over the past week, according to Commissioner… Read story
July 10, 2024, 3:21pm Nation & World
This year has already seen many heat records broken as the world grows hotter with more and more greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere. Read story
July 10, 2024, 1:20pm Latest News
Used to shrugging off heat, Las Vegas residents nonetheless eyed the thermometer Wednesday as the desert city was on track to set a record for the most consecutive days over 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 Celsius) amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend. Read story
July 10, 2024, 12:22pm Nation & World
The return of searing heat in the Houston area has deepened the misery for people still without power after Hurricane Beryl left residents in search of places to cool off and fuel up as the extended outages strained one of the nation’s largest cities. Read story
July 10, 2024, 8:34am Nation & World
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl spawned at least one tornado and threatened flooding Wednesday as the system churned toward the Northeast after leaving millions in the Houston area without power. Read story
July 10, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News
The recent spate of hot weather sent many Clark County residents scrambling to find a cool escape. However, the soaring temperatures had little impact on snowpack melt coming from the mountains. Read story
July 9, 2024, 1:20pm Latest News
Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth’s hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist’s death over the… Read story
July 9, 2024, 9:50am Latest News
Many of the millions left without power after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas, killing several people and unleashing flooding, sweltered and fretted Tuesday as the storm deprived them of air conditioning, food and water in dangerous heat. Read story
July 9, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News
One more day, only one more day. Seems like that phrase always goes through my mind when in the grips of some calamity or unpleasant occurrence. I am referring to our current weather pattern and I know some of you soak up this excessive heat, but most are waiting for… Read story
July 8, 2024, 6:14pm Clark County News
For many Clark County residents, the past few days of triple-degree temperatures have been an annoyance. For those who are homeless, they’ve been life threatening. Read story
