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Record high temperatures could be challenged as a heat dome sends temperatures soaring across the South. AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures will surge toward 115. Also, flash flooding swept homes off their foundations on the Big Island, prompting a search and rescue late Saturday. Two-day rain totals have surpassed 3 feet in some locations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as residents brace for significant rain and wind from Lala. Also, the destruction began Tuesday when a powerful line of thunderstorms raced across the Midwest, producing widespread damaging winds from Illinois into Indiana and Ohio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cristobal continues to spin in the open Atlantic and poses no threat to land. However, a budding storm much farther south could bring impacts to the Caribbean starting this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new initiative comes as Sesame Workshop cites research showing children born in 2020 are projected to experience 2 to 7 times as many extreme weather events as those born in 1960. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two areas of interest in the Atlantic will track towards the Caribbean, but dry air and wind shear may play a limiting factor. Also, evacuation zones are shrinking around Spokane after destructive wildfires forced tens of thousands from their homes, but officials warn that ash, damaged structures and lingering smoke can pose serious health risks. Elevated fire weather will continue through Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The start of autumn is just weeks away, but it may take longer than usual for chilly air to settle across the United States. Read AccuWeather's full breakdown of the 2026 fall forecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Air quality levels reached the very unhealthy category in eastern Washington Monday morning as wildfires in the area coated the Northwest with dangerous smoke. Also, an area of tropical interest may develop in the eastern Pacific and approach Hawaii by mid-August, bringing the risk of heavy rain, rough surf, flooding and damaging winds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures will approach the 100-degree mark later this week in major cities across the eastern U.S. as the dog days of summer drag on. Plus, extreme fire weather, drought and wind fueled explosive fire growth as several blazes swept through eastern Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As fire weather evolves in the western United States, some dangerous factors will remain while some conditions may aid firefighting efforts into next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dangerous wildfire conditions are forecast to persist across the Pacific Northwest this week as areas of dense smoke and poor air quality affect the region and downwind of active fires. Also, Illinois has already seen more tornado reports than it has in any year since records began, while "tornado alley" states like Texas are lagging behind this year in the annual tornado tally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first total solar eclipse since 2024 will be followed hours later by one of the most popular meteor showers of the year. Plus, an impressive lunar eclipse will wrap up the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dangerous heat dome will push Southwest temperatures near 120 this weekend as wildfire danger surges in the Northwest and sporadic thunderstorms threaten flash flooding from the Rockies to the Great Basin and deserts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is approaching, but the strengthening El Niño will play a significant role in how many storms develop this year. Also, as long as a rainstorm with embedded thunder keeps moving, the Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago should not be a total rainout. The passing storm should keep heat to a minimum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The AccuWeather Lightning Network™ detected 29 lightning strikes within 5 miles of the Mount Blue Sky summit during a 13-minute window. Also, a multi-day severe weather threat will bring damaging winds and flash flooding to parts of the East Coast before expanding into the Southeast and Plains later this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wildfires ignited by lightning are expanding across the Northwest as heat and drought persist, sending smoke across the northern U.S. and southern Canada and raising concerns over dangerous air quality. Also, as Hurricane Fausto passes north of Hawaii with fringe impacts, Hurricane Genevieve is stealing the show in the Pacific reaching Category 5 intensity on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While nothing is imminent in the Atlantic as far as tropical activity is concerned in the wake of Bertha, waters surrounding the southeastern United States remain a zone to watch through mid-August. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Hawaii will need to monitor the progress of Fausto, as it is forecast to move near or just north of the islands around the middle of next week," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said. Also, from soaked kittens to dogs separated from families who lost everything, volunteers are racing to bring Kerr County’s smallest flood survivors home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Although all passengers survived the initial impact, only 17 people would be rescued, and the rest would be lost with the quickly sinking plane – a result that investigators would blame in part on a lack of safety briefings and that would spur changes in the aviation industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical Storm Bertha expected to track across the Gulf, bringing flooding rain, gusty winds, dangerous surf and rough seas from Florida to Louisiana and coastal Texas. Also, the threat of damaging winds, flash flooding, tornadoes and travel disruptions to continue as severe thunderstorms sweep across the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast through midweek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical Storm Bertha expected to track across the Gulf, bringing flooding rain, gusty winds, dangerous surf and rough seas from Florida to Louisiana and perhaps Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A disused airport in Tasmania’s rugged West Coast will soon be home to an angular steel structure with a confronting purpose: document the ‘demise of the planet’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Guadalupe River at Center Point rose 32 feet in 4 hours and is forecast to crest near levels seen during the catastrophic July 4, 2025, flood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario have caused air quality to reach "dangerous" levels across Canada, and the northeastern and midwestern United States. And it could get worse before conditions improve. Also, towers on 76 buildings on the Upper East Side have tested positive for the bacteria, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent across most of the U.S., but it still needs approval from the full House and Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a heat dome expands from the Plains to the Northeast into midweek, residents are urged to take precautions to protect themselves and their pets against the uncomfortable and dangerous conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Atlantic hurricane activity is expected to remain limited through late July, but the Gulf Coast isn’t off the hook; meanwhile, the eastern Pacific is gearing up for a burst of tropical storms and possible hurricanes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Texas boy struck by lighting while using his computer says he's lucky to be alive. Also, a new heat dome is set to expand across the central and eastern US, bringing dangerous heat, oppressive humidity and AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures of 105-115 degrees next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The planet’s oceans are at unprecedented temperatures for this time of year, breaking the June temperature record, according to new data, with alarming implications for global weather and marine life. Also, Neil the Seal, the beloved 2,200-pound southern elephant seal , returned for molting season as officials remind people to keep a safe distance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tornadoes are extremely rare in Alaska, with only 11 documented since 1950. Also, a new heat dome is building in the United States this week. This time it will focus on the West first, then shift toward the Midwest. Storms associated with the North American monsoon will follow the heat in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While activity has ramped up in the Pacific Ocean over the last month, the Atlantic activity levels have been on the quieter side. Find out what factors could lead to an uptick in activity as the month goes on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An uptick in heat through midmonth will be followed by humidity as the monsoon kicks in later in July, keeping the risk for wildfires high. A high wildfire risk exists for much of the Southwest through this weekend and a very high risk for southeast Utah and southwest Colorado, where the largest wildfires are burning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The same heat dome driving dangerous temperatures will also steer severe thunderstorms into parts of the United States before and during the Independence Day weekend. Also, a sunrise view in Yellowstone National Park showed snow still clinging to the mountains even as much of the U.S. swelters in summer heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As dangerous heat builds, AccuWeather’s HeatWave Severity Index shows how duration and intensity can raise the risk of heat-related illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than a century after an asteroid exploded over Tunguska, astronomers are preparing for a new era of asteroid detection and planetary defense Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A major heat wave will grip close to three dozen states in the days leading up to the Fourth of July and could put millions at risk for heat-related illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Millions of Americans will face a mix of heat, thunderstorms and wildfire smoke over Independence Day weekend, with weather threatening travel delays and outdoor celebrations across parts of the U.S. Also, decades of whale photos helped researchers identify two humpbacks that moved between breeding grounds on opposite sides of the Southern Hemisphere, a rare crossing documented between Australia and Brazil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Warm Atlantic and Gulf waters, combined with the edge of a building heat dome, could allow storm clusters to organize into a tropical system as July begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Extreme temperatures have contributed to deaths, prompted school closures and driven residents to cooling spots across France. Also, conditions conducive for explosive and highly dangerous wildfire development will unfold later this week and persist through this weekend over a large part of the interior western United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tragedy underscores a critical danger that no one should ever take for granted. A vehicle can reach lethal temperatures within minutes. Every parent and caregiver needs to make hot vehicle safety a priority. Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle, even for a moment. arts of the central and eastern United States will become as hot as a firecracker in the days ahead of Independence Day. Thunderstorms will provide some natural fireworks on the rim of a large building heat dome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The state of Illinois has already seen more tornado reports than it has in any year since records began, while "tornado alley" states are lagging behind this year in the annual tornado tally. Also, a lake in Venezuela the size of Connecticut sits under constant thunderstorms for most of the year, making it the lightning capital of Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first days of summer will sizzle along the Interstate 5 corridor with temperatures set to return to the 90s F early week. Also, Grand Canyon National Park officials are warning visitors of the dangerous weather conditions that happen on a near daily basis during peak travel season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A tropical cyclone that pummeled the Indonesian Island of Sumatra last November, bringing catastrophic flooding and devastating landslides wiped out more than 7% of the global population of the endangered Tapanuli orangutans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scientists warn that warming Pacific Ocean waters and marine heat waves fueled by El Niño could impact marine life, including sea lions, seabirds and sharks. For the latest on Tropical Rainstorm Arthur check here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A tropical rainstorm that has been gathering downpours along the Texas coast is forecast to evolve into Tropical Storm Arthur. Regardless, torrential rain will lead to life-threatening flooding in the Southeast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scientists are a bit perplexed about a patch of water in the North Atlantic, south of Greenland and Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Temperatures will soar in the northwestern United States into the early week with widespread highs in the 80s and 90s potentially being a shock to sensitive individuals. Also, AccuWeather forecasters are monitoring a new severe weather risk for parts of the Midwest at midweek. Plus, pockets of heavy rain will raise the risk of flash flooding across the Gulf Coast states, regardless of whether tropical development occurs in the neighboring warm waters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is a 40% chance that it evolves into a "super El Niño" with global impacts that will last into 2027, AccuWeather experts says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The combination of building heat and humidity will push AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures to triple digits in some areas this week, and may also help boost thunderstorm activity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2026 found that 2.1 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water, and the burden falls disproportionately on women and girls. Also, Tropical Storm Cristina will bring excessive rain and flooding to Central America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Multiple studies show that animals struggle to learn and become more aggressive when temperatures rise. Also, strong thunderstorms could unleash damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes and downpours through much of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices