Heat Wave /tags/heat-wave Heat Wave en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 12 May 2025 20:13:40 GMT A dangerous and unusually early heat wave will bring triple digits to Austin this week /energy-environment/2025-05-12/austin-texas-heat-wave-hottest-day-temperature-records 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. Mon, 12 May 2025 20:13:40 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-12/austin-texas-heat-wave-hottest-day-temperature-records Mose Buchele Austin opens overnight shelters when it gets too cold outside. What about when it's too hot? /austin/2024-08-23/austin-overnight-shelters-heat Most of Austin's cooling centers close around 6 or 8 p.m., when the heat is often still in the triple digits. High temperatures and heavy humidity can also persist overnight. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:46:27 GMT /austin/2024-08-23/austin-overnight-shelters-heat Katy McAfee Summer heat turns soda cans into 'little bombs' when left in your car /science/2024-07-01/summer-heat-soda-cans-exploding-cars-hot-pop-coke Soda cans will often warp or explode when they're left in a car in summer. Here's why that happens and a reminder of how dangerous hot cars can be. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:05:00 GMT /science/2024-07-01/summer-heat-soda-cans-exploding-cars-hot-pop-coke Mose Buchele Hot Texas weekend tests grid again /energy-environment/2023-08-27/hot-texas-weekend-tests-grid-again Texans should again reduce power use from 4 p.m to 9 p.m. Sunday to help keep the grid stable, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas says. Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:51:11 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-27/hot-texas-weekend-tests-grid-again Nathan Bernier ERCOT again pleas for energy conservation as temperatures soar /energy-environment/2023-08-26/ercot-again-pleas-for-energy-conservation-as-temperatures-soar Another round of the record hot summer vs. the Texas electric grid has ERCOT again urging energy conservation Sat, 26 Aug 2023 17:18:30 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-26/ercot-again-pleas-for-energy-conservation-as-temperatures-soar Nathan Bernier Extreme Heat Is Worse For Low-Income, Nonwhite Americans, A New Study Shows /energy-environment/2021-07-15/extreme-heat-is-worse-for-low-income-nonwhite-americans-a-new-study-shows A new study finds that for more than 70% of all U.S. counties, urban temperatures are higher in neighborhoods that have low-income people and communities of color. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:00:44 GMT /energy-environment/2021-07-15/extreme-heat-is-worse-for-low-income-nonwhite-americans-a-new-study-shows Deepa Shivaram Texas Is Using A Record Amount Of Electricity. Could Demand Outpace Supply? /energy-environment/2018-07-20/texas-is-using-a-record-amount-of-electricity-could-demand-outpace-supply With a heat wave sweeping the state, Texans' demand for power broke records two days in a row this week, prompting the state’s electric grid operator —� Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:42:01 GMT /energy-environment/2018-07-20/texas-is-using-a-record-amount-of-electricity-could-demand-outpace-supply Kiah Collier