Tornadoes rip through central US while extreme heat and humidity creep into the north-east

12 June 2026 at 15:30

One man died in Iowa after a tree fell on him as nearly 700 severe weather events were recorded over three days

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An Illinois man whose home was destroyed by a tornado on Thursday was pulled from the rubble by a police officer and a photojournalist, who captured the terrifying storm and subsequent rescue in dramatic video footage.

Scott Lasker, who describes himself as a storm chaser, recorded the tornado ripping through the town of Streator and was filming the damage it inflicted when he came across the man trapped in the debris of his house.

How to avoid heat-related illness and stay cool this summer

PBS NewsHour - The Latest

By: Associated Press

11 June 2026 at 20:36

More above-average temperatures could be on the books this summer, and they are more than an inconvenience.

3 tips for traveling during extreme heat

PBS NewsHour - The Latest

By: Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press · Aya Diab, Associated Press

11 June 2026 at 19:08

Travelers can take precautions to have fun with heat preparedness in mind.

El Nino is here. It'll be big, bad and costly, scientists fear

PBS NewsHour - The Latest

By: Seth Borenstein · Associated Press

11 June 2026 at 19:04

El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.

Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks

The Guardian - World news

By: Oliver Milman

10 June 2026 at 14:00

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally

‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees

Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows.

As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are being forced to flee their homelands due to storms, floods and droughts worsened by the climate crisis.

‘Woefully unprepared’: extreme heat will double US hospitalizations by 2040, study finds

The Guardian - World news

By: Oliver Milman

9 June 2026 at 14:00

Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bn

People in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a new study finding that the coming 15 years could see a doubling in hospitalizations due to heat-related illnesses.

The number of annual heat-related emergency department visits or hospitalizations across the US are set to rise from about 109,000 cases a year to as many as 237,000 cases by 2040, the new research has estimated.

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