The Driest Days in Hundreds of Years In West Texas, the creeks dried up, cattle production struggled, and small towns like Candelaria slowly emptied out. Capital & Main · Sep 28
Why does it rain every darn weekend? IN FOCUS: The Memorial Day holiday stretch was the wettest Vermont’s city of Burlington had seen in over 100 years as many other areas also experienced a near-total washout. Julia Musto asks experts if this will be the new summer norm The Independent UK · May 29
Villa face their toughest test … recovering from their parade in time to face City In today’s Football Daily: Party time in the second city The Guardian - UK · May 21
Texas GOP Says Flood Relief Is Priority. Here’s the Climate Policy They Won’t Pass. Republican lawmakers have for years refused to engage with precautionary climate resilience and disaster-response measures. Texas Observer · Aug 14, 2025
Climate change helped fuel heavy rains that caused Hill Country floods, experts say Warming ocean temperatures and warmer air mean there’s more water vapor in the atmosphere to fuel extreme downpours like those that struck Texas during the July 4 weekend. The Texas Tribune · Jul 9, 2025
Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happen Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they cause catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains that Led to Devastating Hill Country Flood Officials are reporting more than 100 fatalities in Kerr County, including 28 children. Texas Observer · Jul 8, 2025
Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property damage. The Conversation · Jun 4, 2025
Texas weather extremes likely to become normal, scientists say Climate scientists say that extreme rain and drought are likely to become more common due to climate change. The Texas Tribune · Jul 1, 2024
Madrid finally get Kylian Mbappé – but do they need a shiny new collectible? In today’s Football Daily: The prospect of Viní Jr and Kylian Mbappé bumping into each other The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024
Plans to spend billions on a flood-prone East Texas highway may not solve the problem TxDOT says it can’t guarantee that upgrades to one of Houston’s main hurricane evacuation routes will prevent future flooding of U.S. 59. The Texas Tribune · May 22, 2024
Mangroves, expanding with the warming climate, are re-shaping the Texas coast The tropical shrubs have been spreading north and growing more abundantly as climate change makes temperatures warmer. Scientists are unravelling what that means for coastal habitats. The Texas Tribune · May 6, 2024
East Texans brace for prolonged evacuation orders after rainfall drenches Polk County East Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters. The Texas Tribune · May 1, 2024
As climate change intensifies wildfire risk, prescribed burns prove their worth in the heat-stressed Panhandle In Borger, officials say a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice has faced opposition from some landowners. The Texas Tribune · Apr 15, 2024
The Texas Tribune · Jan 12, 2024 “I don’t wish this on anyone”: Two families mourn their losses after a record year for Texas heat deaths More than 300 Texans died from heat in 2023, the most since the state began tracking such deaths in 1989.
The Texas Tribune · Jan 11, 2024 Last year was the hottest ever recorded in Texas National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data shows that average temperatures in 2023 were 3.5 degrees above the 20th century average.
The Texas Tribune · Oct 2, 2023 Texas drought has deepened amid this year’s brutal heat After a long summer of extreme heat, Texas has been battered by a lingering drought that’s damaging crops, drying up water supplies and causing wildfires.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 31, 2023 Q&A: How can Texans deal with extreme heat? We know you’re tired of the heat at this point. Here’s how much longer you can expect it to last and reminders on how to stay safe and cool.
Texas Observer · Jul 12, 2023 Texas Wastes Renewable Energy During June Heatwave Solar & wind input is setting records, but ERCOT's inefficient grid can't handle the full load it could deliver in an ongoing heat wave.
Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023 US Weather: Deadly 'heat dome' kills 13 as dangerous temperatures scorch Texas and Louisiana Heat waves across the Southwest of the United States are hitting record numbers, killing over a dozen individuals in the last week, while weather services urge people to stay indoors and find air conditioning
The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2023 Climate change has sent temperatures soaring in Texas Hotter days and nights. More record highs. Climate change has shifted the entire range of Texas heat upwards.
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023 What is a heat dome? Scorching temperatures in Texas are expected to spread to the north and east A National Weather Service forecaster says a heat wave that has taxed the Texas power grid and threatens to bring record high temperatures to the state is expected to expand north and east during the coming week
The Texas Tribune · Jun 21, 2023 Texas cities set temperature records amid relentless heat wave Corpus Christi logged a heat index of 125 degrees at one point in the past week, as Laredo, Del Rio, San Angelo and Junction also set new highs.
Texas Observer · Jan 13, 2023 A Hot, Dry 2022 by the Numbers Our record-breaking summer provided a preview of what’s to come.
Axios · Oct 21, 2022 Rare "triple-dip" La Niña, climate change to expand drought across U.S. this winter Drought conditions are becoming a greater concern in Texas and other states.