Doyle Rice
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McLean, VA, United States
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Earth's hottest day? July 4 set a record, scientists say
July 4th was the Earth's hottest day on record, scientists said Wednesday. Experts expect more heat records to fall this summer. → Read More
Your Fourth of July weather forecast: See who will get heat, severe storms
More high heat and thunderstorms will again be the main weather stories across the nation on the Fourth of July, forecasters said. → Read More
July's full moon coming this holiday weekend — and it's a supermoon
It's summer, so the warm nights make for great skywatching. And over the next few nights, there's a special treat: A supermoon is coming. → Read More
'That’s going to be a problem': Summer 2023 is shaping up to be sweltering and smoky
The deadly heat wave will ease over the next few days, but with the nation entering the hottest month of the year, the heat is far from over. → Read More
Washington, Chicago, Detroit have some of the worst air quality in the world: Live updates
Smoke from wildfires raging in Canada engulfed more U.S. cities on Thursday, leading to perilous air quality for millions of Americans. → Read More
110 million in South under heat advisory as air-quality concerns linger in Midwest: Thursday forecast
Today's weather forecast includes a dangerous heat wave in Texas and the South and poor-air quality in the Midwest. → Read More
More than 10 deaths reported as brutal heat wave hits millions in south-central US
Today's weather forecast includes a dangerous heat wave in Texas and the South and poor-air quality in the Midwest. → Read More
More severe weather in forecast for East, Plains; Dangerous heat in Texas: Tuesday weather
Rainfall and thunderstorms along the East Coast bring risk of flash floods, while the south-central U.S. grapples with extreme heat. → Read More
Heat alerts for 60 million Americans Tuesday: Is climate change to blame?
The heat wave that's scorching the south-central U.S., especially Texas, has a connection to human-caused climate change, experts said. → Read More
Tropical Storm Bret approaches Caribbean islands at near hurricane-strength
Tropical Storm Bret approached the islands of the eastern Caribbean Thursday afternoon, where a hurricane watch was in place for the island of St. Lucia. → Read More
Hurricane forecasters say a tropical depression will likely form in Atlantic in next week
Right now, the weather pattern is just a "tropical wave," and it's south of the Cabo Verde Islands — about 4,000 miles from the East Coast of the U.S. → Read More
See the data behind climate change's devastating impact on California wildfires
Human-caused climate change is to blame for the increase in intensity of wildfires across California over the years, a new study suggests. → Read More
80 mph wind gusts, baseball-sized hail: Severe storms forecast in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas
Following a day of violent weather in the South, more storms are predicted Thursday across parts of the southern and central Plains. → Read More
Multiple tornadoes reported as severe weather outbreak hits Alabama, Georgia
The forecast for the rest of the day includes all modes of severe weather, such as tornadoes, hail and high winds. → Read More
Carbon dioxide soars to a new record in Earth's atmosphere as climate change continues unabated
Levels of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere reached another record high last month, NOAA scientists announced Monday. → Read More
Smoke from wildfires in Canada prompt US air quality alerts. Here's a wildfire, smoke map.
Smoke from wildfires in Canada continued to drift into the U.S. on Friday, prompting air quality alerts across the Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. → Read More
Tropical Storm Arlene: 1st named storm of Atlantic hurricane season forms; expected to remain offshore
The National Hurricane Center said Friday the storm is expected to remain offshore and have only minimal impact in Florida or any land area. → Read More
Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico on first day of hurricane season, NHC says
As if on cue, a tropical depression bubbled up in the Gulf of Mexico on the first day of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. → Read More
The West Coast has a powerful protection from hurricanes. Could climate change weaken it?
The familiar foreboding of hurricane season has begun on East Coast. So why don't residents from San Diego to Seattle also fear hurricanes? → Read More
Hurricane Center watching system near Carolinas. Will it ruin Memorial Day weather?
The Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer across the nation, and the weather will cooperate in most areas, forecasters say. → Read More