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Austin encourages residents to prepare for a severe heat wave and take precautions against heat-related illnesses and power grid strain.
Dozens of cities are expected to meet or surpass record high temperatures for this time of year as part of a heat wave that will hit huge swaths of the country.
An earlier than usual heat wave has hit Austin, with forecasts predicting triple-digit temperatures starting May 13, according to the National Weather Service.
A Texas heat wave could produce record high temperatures this week. Austin has opened cooling centers to help residents stay safe.
Austin's oppressive summer heat is back. The earlier-than-usual wave of triple-digit temperatures prompted the city to open up cooling centers this week.
A brutal and record-early heat wave is baking Texas this week — bringing the triple-digit temperatures typical of July to the middle of May. The sudden heat spike, which was made more likely by
Record-breaking Texas heat threatens millions as forecasts predict nationwide temperature extremes through summer. Learn the risks and how climate changes
As the Earth warms, Austin has been experiencing hotter temperatures earlier in the year. A heat wave this week could break the record for hottest day recorded in the month of May.
Texas is bracing for a relentless and potentially historic heat wave this week, with dangerously high temperatures expected statewide.
Temperatures of up to 110 degrees are triggering a heat advisory in Austin, San Antonio, Eagle Pass and Dell Rio starting on Tuesday, May 13.
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