The strongest heat dome on the planet will soon tower 3.7 miles above Tennessee, drawing extreme heat and humidity into the central United States from the Gulf of Mexico.
Americans born between 1951 and 1980 are invisibly scarred by lead exposure that embedded the toxic metal into their bones. It reemerges later in life.
Air pollution in dozens of cities rose after U.S. embassies stopped providing readings that had previously spurred local government action, a study found.
Nine people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, and five have died, according to state officials. In recent years, warming waters have also pushed cases farther north.
A Post analysis shows that about 20 percent of the land area — covering around 7.5 million square miles — experienced moderate or greater concentrations of the soot released by wildfires at some point during July.
Arizona, California and Nevada will be required to curb their use of the water from the river by a combined 20 percent over the next two years, according to three officials.
Officials said losing out on the ability to do vital prevention work at a perilous time for the region hindered them from being as prepared as they could have been.