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A veterinarian feeds a young howler monkey rescued amid extremely high temperatures in Tecolutilla, Tabasco state, Mexico, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Dozens of howler monkeys were found dead in the Gulf coast state while others were rescued by residents who rushed them to a local veterinarian.

In Mexico heat wave monkeys still dying, birds are getting air-conditioning, lions get popsicles

A veterinarian feeds a young howler monkey rescued amid extremely high temperatures in Tecolutilla, Tabasco state, Mexico, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Dozens of howler monkeys were found dead in the Gulf coast state while others were rescued by residents who rushed them to a local veterinarian.

June 9, 2024, 4:32pm Nation & World

Amid Mexico’s heat wave and drought, suffering birds are getting air-conditioning and monkeys with heatstroke are being rescued by non-governmental groups. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Strawberry month continues to be sunny, pleasant

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

June 8, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Not much new in the weather department today as high pressure dominates the region and skies remain mostly sunny. That trend will continue for most of next week. I suspect afternoon highs will settle in the 75- to 80-degree range for the period. Most pleasantly, I give it a thumbs-up… Read story

Dr. Paul Pugsley, medical director of the emergency department at Valleywise Health Medical Center in Phoenix, explains, Monday, June 3, 2024, how his staff will be working on a new protocol being adopted by the Phoenix Fire Department across its jurisdiction this summer in hopes of preventing some deaths from heat stroke. Known as cold water immersion therapy, the technique involves placing a patient with heat stroke inside a bag of ice slurry to bring down their body temperature long before the person arrives at a hospital emergency room.

Scorching heat keeps grip on Southwest US as records tumble and more triple digits forecast

Dr. Paul Pugsley, medical director of the emergency department at Valleywise Health Medical Center in Phoenix, explains, Monday, June 3, 2024, how his staff will be working on a new protocol being adopted by the Phoenix Fire Department across its jurisdiction this summer in hopes of preventing some deaths from heat stroke. Known as cold water immersion therapy, the technique involves placing a patient with heat stroke inside a bag of ice slurry to bring down their body temperature long before the person arrives at a hospital emergency room.

June 7, 2024, 8:48am Nation & World

The first heat wave of the year is expected to maintain its grip on the U.S. Southwest for at least another day Friday, after records tumbled across the region with temperatures soaring past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) from California to Arizona. Read story

Blue skies and sunshine drew warm weather enthusiasts to the shoreline along the Columbia River near Columbia Shores Condominiums on Thursday afternoon. Forecasters predict the warm weather will stick around through the weekend.

Clark County heads toward warm weekend weather with temperatures in the 80s

Blue skies and sunshine drew warm weather enthusiasts to the shoreline along the Columbia River near Columbia Shores Condominiums on Thursday afternoon. Forecasters predict the warm weather will stick around through the weekend.

June 6, 2024, 6:22pm Clark County News

Clark County residents can finally retire their umbrellas, as warm temperatures, sunny skies and mellow winds are on the horizon for the weekend. Read story

People walk around Rotary Park looking at downed trees after a tornado swept through the area in Livonia, Mich., Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Tornado hits Michigan, killing toddler, while Ohio and Maryland storms injure another 13

People walk around Rotary Park looking at downed trees after a tornado swept through the area in Livonia, Mich., Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

June 6, 2024, 1:15pm Nation & World

A tornado that ripped through suburban Detroit earlier this week downed trees that smashed through the roof of Abby Sata’s family home, sending water gushing below. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Forecast is bright with warm and sunny weather

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

June 6, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Nothing but clear sailing ahead weather-wise as summer shows its glory with sunshine and warm weather and a day or so of hot weather on Friday. We will have highs today at 80 or above with light winds. Friday will be the warmest day in the next five days as… Read story

Phoenix Fire Capt. John Prato demonstrates a new protocol that the fire department in America’s hottest big city is adopting as the West braces for the first heat wave of the summer season, Monday, June 3, 2024, in Phoenix. The cold water immersion therapy already used by hospitals in the area will also now be used by Phoenix fire and paramedics personnel on every patient they encounter this season with signs of heat stroke.

Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes in triple digits

Phoenix Fire Capt. John Prato demonstrates a new protocol that the fire department in America’s hottest big city is adopting as the West braces for the first heat wave of the summer season, Monday, June 3, 2024, in Phoenix. The cold water immersion therapy already used by hospitals in the area will also now be used by Phoenix fire and paramedics personnel on every patient they encounter this season with signs of heat stroke.

June 5, 2024, 8:05am Health

The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America’s hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. Read story

FILE - A hiker passes a sign warning of extreme heat at the start of the Golden Canyon trail, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.,  July 11, 2023. Parts of California, Nevada and Arizona are expected to bake this week as the first heat wave of the season arrives with triple-digit temperatures forecast for areas including Phoenix, which last summer saw a record 31 straight days of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius).

Weather Eye: Temperatures around 90 on their way for the weekend

June 4, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

The storm that arrived on Sunday brought good rainfall to all of Western Washington and also set new daily records for some cities and in one case, the heaviest one-day rainfall total for any day in June. Locally, Vancouver measured .63 of an inch on Sunday, far short of the… Read story

Earth Fire Alliance&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s FireSat Constellation will consist of multiple Muon Halo satellites equipped with state-of-the-art 6-band multispectral infrared (IR) instruments designed to detect and track the impact of wildfires across the planet.

Can satellites combat wildfires? Inside the booming ‘space race’ to fight the flames

Earth Fire Alliance&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s FireSat Constellation will consist of multiple Muon Halo satellites equipped with state-of-the-art 6-band multispectral infrared (IR) instruments designed to detect and track the impact of wildfires across the planet.

June 2, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

As the threat of wildfire worsens in California and across the world, a growing number of federal agencies, nonprofit organizations and tech companies are racing to deploy new technology that will help combat flames from a whole new vantage point: outer space. Read story