Extreme Weather Archives | Page 20 of 511 | The Cool Down

A fountain sprays water in a park where people walk and play in shallow water.

Tech

Massachusetts taps its first heat resilience officer as extreme heat risks rise

Aerial view of a deforested area with stumps, dead trees, and lush green forest in the background.

Tech

UN warns of grave consequences as countries slip behind pledges to protect nature

A solar farm with rows of solar panels in a dry, grassy landscape with mountains in the background.

Business

Washington solar project targets data center boom with 4-hour battery backup

A generator.

Home

Texas homeowner fears smart gas meter could lock out backup generator in next freeze

A Costco distribution center.

Business

Costco takes Florida distribution center off grid with solar, batteries, and EV charging

A field of tall grass.

Business

North Texas bakes through a triple-digit week with almost no relief and fire danger rising

A flooded residential street.

Business

Massachusetts awards $45 million to help 97 projects prepare for floods, heat, and storms

Smoke rises from a wildfire near a grassy area with a horse and emergency responders nearby.

Outdoors

Video shows animals rushed to safety as Wales wildfire closes in

A person hands a box filled with food items to another person in a communal setting.

Food

Texas food bank opens new hub to speed deliveries as pantry demand stays high

A group of tents and homeless individuals near a building with a sign for Project Youth Inc.

Home

Judge's order protects 140 Los Angeles housing projects from sudden federal cutoff

Two rows of sandbags.

Home

As flood risk climbs, Florida city offers 10 free sandbags per household

A partially eroded edge of soil with grass and exposed roots.

Home

Massachusetts couple loses 110 feet of yard as Hoosic River erosion sparks emergency work