The record June heat has been particularly dangerous inside the state’s prisons, where indoor temperatures can top 110 degrees.
Tag: Heat and Heat Waves
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The Crises of Heat and Smoke Share a Common Thread: Climate Change
Human-caused climate change is making high temperatures more common and intensifying dryness that fuels catastrophic wildfires.
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Brutal Heat Wave Is Expected to Spread Across the South
The dangerous heat crippling Texas and other parts of the Southeast is forecast to spread north and east.
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In Battle Over Direction of Texas, an Unlikely Casualty: Water Breaks
A new law pre-empting local labor rules is part of an effort by Republicans in the Capitol to exert control over the state’s Democratic-led major cities.
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Heat Wave Baking Texas Extends to the Southeast
More of the region will see dangerous heat on Tuesday, lasting in some places through the Fourth of July.