Epic L.A. heat wave poses deadly health threat — and a test for California

A record-breaking March heat wave will scorch Southern California this week, with inland temperatures potentially exceeding ...
Austin American-Statesman

This Texas town just tied a heat record for winter in the United States. How hot did it get?

If any lingering doubts remained that February 2026 has been unusually warm across Texas, Thursday’s incredible heat across South Texas put them to rest. What is typically the coolest time of the year ...
CalMatters

California wants millions of heat pumps. High power bills might get in the way

Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most ...
Sun Sentinel

Can Heat still avoid the play-in round and go straight to playoffs? | Full breakdown

MIAMI — The goal from the outset, first at media day in September at Kaseya Center and then in October at training camp at Florida Atlantic University, was to avoid the pre-playoff play-in round. It ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Tom Noonan, Star of Michael Mann’s ‘Manhunter’ and ‘Heat,’ Dies at 74

The actor died on Valentine's Day, according to 'The Monster Squad' director Fred Dekker: "The world has lost a great talent." By Lily Ford Tom Noonan, the actor-writer-director best known for roles ...
Austin American-Statesman

How often do February heat waves happen in Austin? Here's what the weather history shows.

We are in the middle of an unusually warm stretch across Texas, with temperatures running 10 to 15 degrees above normal. Interestingly, there’s something about the third week of February in ...
Ars Technica

A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later

Heating accounts for nearly half of the global energy demand, and two-thirds of that is met by burning fossil fuels like natural gas, oil, and coal. Solar energy is a possible alternative, but while ...
New Scientist

Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a quantum update

A forgotten cup of coffee will gradually cool down as its heat flows into the cooler surrounding air, but in the quantum realm, it appears this experience can be turned on its head. As a result, we ...
Reuters

Record heat and raging fires ring in 2026 across the Southern Hemisphere

Heat and fires from Argentina to Australia to South Africa The past three years were the hottest on record globally Extremes occur despite cooling influence of a weak La Nina SANTIAGO, Feb 11 (Reuters ...
Yahoo

UT study finds 85% of Austin homes pose deadly risk to older people during extreme heat, power outages

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research from The University of Texas at Austin reveals the danger heat poses inside people’s homes if the power were to go ...
Yahoo

UT study suggests 85% of Austin homes may pose deadly risk to older people during extreme heat

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Potentially 85% of Austin homes could present a significant risk of death for an elderly person inside if the power goes out during a heatwave, according to new research from The ...