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A hazy sun.

Tech

US days above 105 degrees could triple as 'unlivable' heat edges closer to human limits

A portable water tank set up in a field for hauling water to cattle during a drought.

Outdoors

Eastern Montana rancher turns to 'sketchy' portable tanks as D3 drought dries up cattle water

Waves crash against rocky formations in a blue ocean under a partly cloudy sky.

Tech

Global average sea surface temperatures just hit a record 70F, and the timing has scientists worried

A woman discussing drought effects on fall colors with a weather map visible in the background.

Outdoors

Colorado's drought could dull fall colors, bringing an earlier, shorter season

A man speaks in front of a graphic about hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, with data and graphical representations.

Tech

Atlantic has no hurricanes yet, but forecasters say one late storm can still hit hard

A water canal lined with rocky edges and vegetation under clear blue skies.

Home

Phoenix says taps will keep flowing as Arizona's 27% Colorado River cut hits water bills

Two large pipes discharge brown water into a flooded area, surrounded by a chain-link fence and warning signs.

Business

Maryland utility seeks to join lawsuit over DC sewer collapse that spilled 240 million gallons

A brick building facade with several windows, each featuring air conditioning units.

Tech

Yale study finds air conditioning prevents over 5,000 US heat-related deaths a year

Two people in a raft navigate through floodwaters near a building with overgrown vegetation.

Tech

NASA satellite catches Ukraine's Kakhovka flood in real time, exposing model blind spots

A glacier with crevices and ice chunks, surrounded by snow-covered mountains under a cloudy sky.

Tech

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' spawned hundreds of rare ice quakes, study finds

Each small change adds up.

Home

5 simple home utility hacks they should've taught us in school

A parked car.

Tech

California firefighters say parked car surfaces can hit nearly 200 degrees within minutes