US July 28, 2021 Wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts in eastern US as monsoon season poses risk to West As wildfires continue to threaten the western U.S., eastern states are once again under air quality alerts due to plumes of smoke traveling across the country.
Weather July 28, 2021 Heat warnings, advisories blanket most of central US Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories are widespread from the Northern Rockies to the Plains and Southeast as hot and humid conditions build with high temperatures climbing into the 90s and 100s.
Wildfire July 27, 2021 Western wildfire battles aided by weather but losses grow Weather conditions Tuesday were helping at least temporarily to calm two gigantic wildfires in the West but there was bad news for a tiny California community savaged by flames last weekend, and property losses increased in Oregon.
California July 27, 2021 Bear cub rescued from California wildfires Marklee, California, residents on Sunday called wildlife rescuers after discovering a burned black bear cub in their yard.
California July 27, 2021 Lake Tahoe plane crash: Twin-engine jet accident kills all passengers, FAA says A twin-engine jet crash near a golf course in the Lake Tahoe area killed everyone aboard and ignited a wildfire that was quickly contained before it threatened the town of Truckee, California, authorities said Monday.
Fires July 25, 2021 Wildfires rage in the West, destroy homes in small California community The wild Dixie fire continues to spread and devour homes across California as the state struggles to contain over half a dozen large fires.
US July 24, 2021 Expanding Western drought sets 122-year record: scientists The percentage of devasting drought covering the western U.S. has set a 122-year record, based on Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) statistics.
US July 24, 2021 California's Dixie Fire rages as temperatures expected to rise across US California's Dixie Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the western state, has jumped to 167,430 acres.
US July 23, 2021 How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke — even thousands of miles away Smoke from the nearly 80 wildfires burning more than 1.4 million acres across the U.S. has spread over thousands of miles during the past couple of weeks, raising health and safety concerns for residents of rural communities and major cities alike.
Weather July 23, 2021 Southwest faces threat of dust storms, flash flooding through weekend Daily monsoonal thunderstorms will build across the Southwest and Four Corners region through the weekend, keeping the threat for dust storms and flash flooding high.
SCIENCE July 22, 2021 When to view July's full buck moon The next full moon of 2021 will occur on Friday in the U.S.