Ice Break chances winding down this week
TUCSON - A cooling trend starts as we head into the upcoming weekend. Full story
Downtown shops hope to beat the heat
TUCSON - The heat is on and it's only going to get warmer. Full story
Calif. power supply seen as adequate for summer
State power officials predicted Monday that there should be adequate power supplies in California this summer, but heat waves or wildfires that damage transmission lines could lead to potential problems. Full story
Extreme weather hits the US
A big storm is moving across the US – on one side of the system it’s snowy and windy with temperatures below average. Meanwhile, warm air in parts of the Midwest leaves the region bracing for tornadoes. The East Coast, however, experienced record-highs. Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Seidel repo
Twelve school football players die each year: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Each year in the U.S. an average of a dozen high school and college football players die during practices and games, according to a new study that finds heart conditions, heat and other non-traumatic causes of death are twice as common as injury-related ones. Full story
Why Disasters Like Sandy Hit the Elderly Hard
NEW YORK — Heat waves, storm flooding aggravated by rising sea levels and other extreme events associated with climate change can affect everyone when they hit, but the danger isn't shared equally. Full story
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Australia heat wave breaks records
Record high temperatures heat up the Australian city of Sydney with the mercury hitting 114.44 degrees Fahrenheit. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
2012: the hottest year on record
Last year was one for the history books, as a long-term warming trend brought two record highs for each record low between 2000 and 2010. And even more concerning, in the past year there were five record highs for each low recorded. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.
Fires to snow, wild weather covers Australia
A heat wave in Sydney is sparking dozens of brush fires as spring arrives but snow is still falling in Victoria. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Nightly News with Lester Holt, Sept. 2, 2012
Barbs exchanged as campaigns heat up; Obama must drive up support; Evacuations possible even as storm cleanup underway; West Nile cases skyrocket; Explosions rattle Syrian capital; Sun Myung Moon, founder of Unification Church, dies at 92; After summer of violence in Chicago, hope for cool and calm;
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Aug. 18, 2012
35 wildfires burn in 10 states; Officials target West Nile mosquito threat; 2 United flights forced to land; Syria’s Assad makes rare appearance; WikiLeaks’ Assange speaks out; Candidates’ surrogates keep up fight; Iraq help to Iran poses diplomatic problem; Summer could foreshadow future heat waves
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