/tags/heat Heat en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-21/austin-tx-extreme-heat-dog-walks-outside-prevent-heatstroke-exhaustion Of all the tips on how to protect your dogs this summer, Austin veterinarian Kacey Joseph has one big one: “Avoid the midday walk.� Wed, 21 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-21/austin-tx-extreme-heat-dog-walks-outside-prevent-heatstroke-exhaustion Katy McAfee /energy-environment/2025-05-20/austin-tx-heat-wave-weather-hot-temperatures-humidity-summer Meteorologists are forecasting another hot summer, though it may not be as bad as some recent scorchers. Tue, 20 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-20/austin-tx-heat-wave-weather-hot-temperatures-humidity-summer Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2025-05-13/facing-a-triple-digit-heat-wave-austin-tx-opens-cooling-centers-to-help-people-in-need 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. Tue, 13 May 2025 20:59:34 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-13/facing-a-triple-digit-heat-wave-austin-tx-opens-cooling-centers-to-help-people-in-need Andrew Weber /housing/2025-04-10/austin-tx-air-conditioning-ac-landlords-tenants-city-council City Council members adopted a new property code Thursday requiring homeowners to have some form of AC. Austin residents have battled record-breaking summers in recent years. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:34:39 GMT /housing/2025-04-10/austin-tx-air-conditioning-ac-landlords-tenants-city-council Audrey McGlinchy /texas/2025-03-26/texas-prison-heat-lawsuit-federal-judge-ruling Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:07:11 GMT /texas/2025-03-26/texas-prison-heat-lawsuit-federal-judge-ruling Lauren McGaughy /energy-environment/2024-12-13/austin-tx-fall-leaves-changing-colors-extreme-heat-drought Fall foliage typically kicks off in mid-to-late October and peaks by late November, but record heat this fall delayed Austin's fall colors to the very end of the year. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:18:46 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-13/austin-tx-fall-leaves-changing-colors-extreme-heat-drought Katy McAfee /energy-environment/2024-11-01/this-octobers-heat-blows-away-the-previous-record-set-77-years-ago In fact, this October was so hot that, looking back at the historical data, a quarter of all Septembers in Austin have been cooler than this recent October. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:04:16 GMT /energy-environment/2024-11-01/this-octobers-heat-blows-away-the-previous-record-set-77-years-ago Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2024-10-01/this-was-one-of-austins-driest-septembers-ever As climate change accelerates, Austin's hot, dry summer will likely continue further into the fall. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-10-01/this-was-one-of-austins-driest-septembers-ever Mose Buchele /education/2024-09-13/austin-tx-high-school-football-wet-bulb-temperature-heat-safety The University Interscholastic League, or UIL, recently updated its heat safety recommendations and protocols for outdoor school activities. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:03:00 GMT /education/2024-09-13/austin-tx-high-school-football-wet-bulb-temperature-heat-safety Kailey Hunt /austin/2024-08-23/southwest-austin-power-outage-energy-heat-austin-texas Austin Energy is asking Southwest Austin residents to conserve energy, especially between 2-8 p.m., to lower the risk of outages. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:05:05 GMT /austin/2024-08-23/southwest-austin-power-outage-energy-heat-austin-texas Luz Moreno-Lozano, Chelsey Zhu