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The United States deals with a host of severe weather threats each year, from deadly tornadoes and hurricanes to treacherous flooding. Of all the types of dangerous weather, however, none is more deadly to Americans than high temperatures, specifically intense and long-lasting heat waves. Although they do not get as much attention as their more violent weather counterparts, heat waves on average kill more Americans than any other severe weather event. To better understand and quantify heat waves

Growing up in Roanoke, Virginia, Mike Brennan witnessed a host of severe weather events. From winter storms to the aftermath of hurricanes, Brennan saw it all, including an "impressionable" moment when he was just eight years old. When his grandmother's home was lost to flooding caused by what was left of Hurricane Juan in 1985, the incident left a mark on the new director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC). "I think like most people who end up in meteorology, [I had] a pretty big interest i

As temperatures skyrocketed into triple digits across Texas on Tuesday, ERCOT asked residents to voluntarily conserve power due to forecasted record demand. No emergency status was issued, but the electric customers aren't in the clear just yet. Over the past week, ERCOT had declared a "weather watch," which warns of possible significant weather and a high demand for electricity, in the face of a heat dome that has been driving up temperatures across the majority of Texas. Stress on the electric

Hundreds of people turned for vigils in Ballymena and Belfast on Wedneday evening in memory of murdered 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell.

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