June 19, 2021 California's Willow Fire spreads to 2,000 acres as record drought, heat continue to grip state California's Willow Fire exploded overnight on Friday, jumping from 750 acres on Friday afternoon to 2,000 acres early Saturday morning.
June 18, 2021 Death Valley, Las Vegas smash records as heat wave in West persists A blistering heat wave lingering over the western U.S. has smashed record temperatures in multiple states, increasing wildfire danger and worsening historic and life-threatening drought.Â
June 17, 2021 California reservoirs diminish as hot, dry summer approaches Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and anchor the tourism economy of a Northern California county that must rebuild seemingly every year after unrelenting wildfires.
June 17, 2021 CA power grid operator issues Flex Alert, asks residents to cut back on power usage California's main power grid operator has issued a statewide Flex Alert, requesting that residents work to conserve electricity amid record-breaking heat.
June 17, 2021 National weather forecast: Heat wave to continue as rainfall, flooding expected to soak Gulf Coast, Southeast A dangerous heat wave is continuing to threaten the western U.S. on Thursday with excessive heat warnings and heat advisories across California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona as highs climb into the 90s, 100, and upper 110s.Â
June 16, 2021 8 states under extreme heat warnings as record highs grip West Record-breaking and life-threatening temperatures continue to grip the western United States this week, with eight states under both Red Flag Warnings and Excessive Heat Warnings and Advisories.
June 15, 2021 US summer heat wave: Doctors warn of burn injuries as record temperatures continue to scorch West As the western U.S. continues to bake under excessive heat, doctors are warning residents to be wary of burn injuries from hot surfaces like roadways and sidewalks.
June 15, 2021 Protesters dump wildfire ashes on Pelosi's porch, demand civilian climate corps: report Youth climate activists on Monday descended upon House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s, D-Calif., home, where they dumped wildfire ashes on the speaker’s front porch while demanding a civilian climate corps.
June 14, 2021 National weather forecast: West faces extreme heat this week The big story this week will be the heat across the West spreading into the Plains.
June 12, 2021 Southwestern temperatures could push to 115+ degrees while Northeast cools down Southwestern states are in for more sweltering heat through next week, with temperatures rising to more than 115 degrees Fahrenheit.