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Where extreme heat will pose the biggest threat: Look up your city

See in maps how heat waves and dangerous temperatures will affect your city this summer. Track the temperatures and extreme heat wave risk in your area.

By Naema Ahmed and John Muyskens

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Hurricane Idalia is now Category 3, expected to be Category 4 upon landfall

Hurricane Idalia is threatening extreme danger before it makes landfall Wednesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

By Jason Samenow, Kim Bellware, Danielle Paquette, Lori Rozsa, Kasha Patel, Amudalat Ajasa, Matthew Cappucci, Kelsey Ables, Ben Brasch and Niha Masih

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Where will Hurricane Idalia hit hardest? Here’s the outlook for 6 cities.

By Dan Stillman

Idalia’s dreaded rapid intensification is becoming the norm for gulf storms

By Dan Stillman

Louisiana sees ‘unprecedented’ wildfires amid record heat, drought

By Amudalat Ajasa

Tracking the path of Hurricane Idalia

By Tim Meko, Dylan Moriarty, Aditya Jain, Chris Alcantara, Lauren Tierney, Hanna Zakharenko and Laris Karklis

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D.C.-area forecast: Brighter and less humid by this afternoon, then delightful Thursday

Dry weather should prevail later today through the holiday weekend, which turns hot and humid by Labor Day.

By Dan Stillman1 hour ago

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Democrats and Republicans deeply divided on extreme weather, Post-UMD poll finds

Partisans remain split on climate change contributing to more weather disasters, and whether their weather is getting more extreme.

By Amudalat Ajasa, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin

Why Hilary didn’t cause more damage in California

By Diana Leonard

Scientists find new technique for predicting record-breaking heat waves

By Kasha Patel

Why wildfires are at their deadliest in more than a century

By Scott Dance

How the Maui wildfires devastated Lahaina, hour by hour

By Joshua Partlow, John Farrell, Brady Dennis, Brianna Sacks and Joanna Slater

Maui fires not just due to climate change but a ‘compound disaster’

By Scott Dance

Here’s how the Hawaii fires spread so fast

By Dan Stillman

Why Hawaii’s wildfires are so devastating — and ‘predictable’

By Scott Dance and Kate Selig

NOAA boosts Atlantic hurricane forecast, leans toward busy season

By Matthew Cappucci

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Where extreme heat will pose the biggest threat: Look up your city

Hurricane Idalia is now Category 3, expected to be Category 4 upon landfall

Where will Hurricane Idalia hit hardest? Here’s the outlook for 6 cities.

Idalia’s dreaded rapid intensification is becoming the norm for gulf storms

Louisiana sees ‘unprecedented’ wildfires amid record heat, drought

Tracking the path of Hurricane Idalia

D.C.-area forecast: Brighter and less humid by this afternoon, then delightful Thursday

Morning forecast

Democrats and Republicans deeply divided on extreme weather, Post-UMD poll finds

Why Hilary didn’t cause more damage in California

Scientists find new technique for predicting record-breaking heat waves

Why wildfires are at their deadliest in more than a century

How the Maui wildfires devastated Lahaina, hour by hour

Maui fires not just due to climate change but a ‘compound disaster’

Here’s how the Hawaii fires spread so fast

Why Hawaii’s wildfires are so devastating — and ‘predictable’

NOAA boosts Atlantic hurricane forecast, leans toward busy season

Where will Hurricane Idalia hit hardest? Here’s the outlook for 6 cities.

Live updates: Idalia intensifies to Category 4 hurricane, set to make landfall

Hurricane Idalia is now Category 3, expected to be Category 4 upon landfall

Tracking the path of Hurricane Idalia

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