A dangerous combination of hurricane-force winds, dry land and cratering humidity levels are bringing sweeping dust storms and an “extremely critical” fire threat to millions across wide swaths of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma on Friday. Some towns have been evacuated due to nearby fires, while multiple roads are closed around the region – some due to near-zero … Read more
A massive dust storm buried parts of New Mexico and Texas in airborne smut Monday morning, shutting down highways and leaving nearly 900,000 residents trapped in a potentially deadly cloud. The dust storm — a particularly fierce variety known as a “haboob” — was miles wide and thousands of feet tall, carried along the southern … Read more
It’s known that vaping can negatively impact one’s health, but a viral moment shows just how bad it can be. Sheldon Shuffield of Fort Worth, Texas, posted a video to his TikTok account (@thisdadtiktoks) in August for his more than 600,000 followers, which now has more than two million likes and 22 million views. “Oh my God, … Read more
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene—with the death toll at at least 133 and expected to rise—extreme weather events and natural disasters are on many people’s minds. However, in recent years, record numbers of Americans have been relocating to hazard-prone areas—exacerbating both the severity and costs of natural disasters, according to a New York Times report released this week. In … Read more
Black mold, busted air conditioning, uncooked chicken and paint in the eggs – shocking conditions not from a migrant shelter, but military barracks here in the US. The men and women who protect the country often endure tough conditions in makeshift accommodations overseas, but they are also being subjected to awful lapses in service where … Read more
Powerful winds pushed a massive American Airlines plane from its gate at Dallas Fort Worth Airport Tuesday — as severe thunderstorms battered the state. The nose of the American Airlines 737-800 — with a weight of 90,000 pounds — was shoved along the tarmac after disconnecting the loading bridge, shocking video shows. The plane was … Read more
A tornado touched down and crossed an interstate in Texas, causing damage and possible injuries as scattered severe storms moved through Texas and Oklahoma Saturday night. Forecasters issued tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of both states, as some heat records were broken during the day in South Texas and residents received triple-digit temperature warnings over … Read more
HOUSTON — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and scorching temperatures that could pose health risks. National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Chenard said on Saturday that highs of around … Read more
The death toll rose to seven Saturday from storms that ripped through Texas this week, with a half million people still struggling through mass power outages that caused traffic chaos and sewage overflow and raised new health threats as near-triple digit temperatures were expected to roll in. Intense thunderstorms slammed into the Houston area Thursday … Read more
After a welcome snowfall gave firefighters a brief break Thursday from hot and dry conditions while fighting the largest wildfire in Texas history, firefighters are now facing a return to dangerous fire weather over the weekend. The deadly Smokehouse Creek wildfire has exploded to more than 1 million acres of land in just four days in the Texas Panhandle. One … Read more