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FILE PHOTO: A view of windmills and power lines near Tracy, California, U.S., August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Prepare to conserve power, grid operator tells Californians

The operator told customers to conserve energy as forecasts of extreme heat this week are set to raise demand and could strain the...

A drone view shows rain clouds approaching a damaged residence in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in Surfside Beach, Texas, U.S., July 9, 2024.  REUTERS/Adrees Latif
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Texas power outages hinder Hurricane Beryl recovery, delay oil infrastructure restarts

Critical oil infrastructure in Texas has yet to be restored after state battered by Hurricane Beryl.

FILE PHOTO: View of a house in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
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Colorado State University increases forecast for number of hurricanes in 2024

CSU weather forecasters upped 2024 hurricane predictions on Tuesday, anticipating six major hurricanes from 25 named storms.

People walk in the Houston's southwestern neighborhood as they remove fallen tree branches and debris after Hurricane Beryl, in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Marianna Parraga
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Oil companies in Texas try to restore operations following storm Beryl

Oil and gas companies in Texas are making efforts to restart operations after Hurricane Beryl lashed the state with 80-mph winds.

FILE PHOTO: Oil rigs are seen in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S. August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
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Record US heat, hurricanes could roil fuel prices as oil refiners sweat

Extreme weather events hit oil refineries and production capacities while peak travel season pushes demand higher.

FILE PHOTO: A Hurricane warning sign is pictured in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. July 7, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
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Texas energy industry braces for Beryl as hurricane makes landfall

Hurricane Beryl threatens disruption to energy industry as key ports closed and production sites evacuated.

People lineup at a splash park ti try and beat the heat in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, June 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Temperatures over 30 degrees expected in Alberta, most of Saskatchewan

Environment Canada says the two Prairie provinces will experience temperatures of at least 30 degrees, with some parts of Alberta forecast to reach...

A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella on the Halifax Waterfront in Halifax on Thursday, July 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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High heat and humidity forecast for much of Canada’s Atlantic provinces

Environment Canada says daytime highs are forecast to hit around 31 degrees, but the accompanying humidity will make it feel more like 37...

A group of men board up a restaurant in Port Lavaca, Texas, on July 7, 2024, as they prepare for the arrival of tropical storm Beryl (AFP)
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Texas hunkers down as Hurricane Beryl approaches

Power outages feared as Hurricane Beryl's 130kph winds approach Texan coast.

FILE PHOTO: Muslim pilgrims walk with umbrellas on the third day of the Satan stoning ritual, amid extremely hot weather, during the annual haj pilgrimage, in Mina, Saudi Arabia, June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Saleh Salem/File Photo
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2024 could be world’s hottest year as June breaks records

Every month since June 2023 — 13 months in a row — has ranked as the planet's hottest since records began, compared with...

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