Officials warned that it could take days to restore electricity. The storm has prompted tornado warnings in East Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
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See the likely path, rainfall and wind arrival times for Beryl.
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CenterPoint Energy said more than two million customers lost power in the storm, and that those in the hardest-hit areas should prepare for an extended period without electricity.
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The storm has caused widespread damage on its path through the Caribbean and toward the Gulf of Mexico. See where it has wreaked havoc.
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A Brief History of Hurricanes That Hit Texas
South Texans are bracing for the arrival of a powerful hurricane, as have generations of Texans before them.
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Intense Heat Suspected in 4 Weekend Deaths in Oregon
Temperature records have been shattered from California and Nevada to North Carolina in the last few days, and relief is still days away, forecasters say.
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Why Beryl Is a Bad Sign for This Year’s Hurricane Season
The storm grew very quickly after it formed, reflecting hot ocean conditions that could bring more dangerous hurricanes.
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Pakistan Withers Under Deadly Heat and Fears the Coming Rains
Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, endured days of temperatures above 100 Fahrenheit, made worse by power cuts and high humidity.
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Flooding and Landslides Kill at Least 15 in Nepal
In this monsoon season, so far there have been more than 60 weather-related fatalities. With roads cut off and more rain expected, the toll could rise.
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A 50-year-old man was found dead on Sunday after hiking up the canyon, where temperatures can reach 120 degrees in summer.
By Sara Ruberg
With no working outage tracker from the Houston area’s main electricity provider, people are turning to the chain’s map of open restaurants after Hurricane Beryl.
By Isabelle Taft
The storm hit Texas as a Category 1 hurricane. As it moved north, officials warned it could take days to fully restore electricity.
By J. David Goodman
After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns.
By Jim Robbins and Eros Hoagland
Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk.
By Christopher Flavelle and Mira Rojanasakul
July has brought a record-breaking hurricane, early-season wildfires and triple-digit temperatures. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter, cleared up the connections between the events.
By Emmett Lindner
As the storm crossed Houston on Monday morning, the call of the toads echoed from every flooded street corner.
By Shannon Sims
Experts say that the rain, cooler temperatures and barometric pressure drops caused by Beryl stimulated toads in Texas to mate.
By Shannon Sims
In many places, a scorching Independence Day led into an even hotter weekend.
By Soumya Karlamangla
The storm will move through the United States this week.
By Judson Jones
“The halls felt like they were on fire,” one Jordanian woman said of her accommodations after she opted to take a cheaper travel package for “unregistered” pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
By Rana F. Sweis, Emad Mekay and Lynsey Chutel
Visitors were mostly unaffected by the third and fourth drownings at New York City beaches this season, matching the total number of swimming deaths last summer.
By Alyce McFadden and Julian Roberts-Grmela
From Oregon to California to Arizona, several cities have seen scorching temperatures in recent days. And there is little relief in sight, forecasters say.
By Jack Healy and Holly Dillemuth
Sauna training, frozen balloons and “marshmallow suits” help athletes manage extreme temperatures.
By Talya Minsberg
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The area near Manawa Dam received more than five inches of rain in about four hours, causing the Little Wolf River to overflow it.
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Residents in Manawa, a city in rural Wisconsin, were instructed to seek higher ground as a bulging river flowed over the Manawa Dam.
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A new analysis shows increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes could cause more devastating interruptions to the power grid.
By Austyn Gaffney
The hurricane caused destruction across the Caribbean, but some were relieved that it hadn’t been worse.
By Jovan Johnson, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Eric Nagourney
The fire in Oroville forced 29,000 people to evacuate their homes earlier this week, but on Thursday officials said they felt “more confident” about containing the fire’s spread.
By Jonathan Wolfe
Officials said they were working to set up a field hospital on the island of Carriacou, whose one permanent hospital lost most of its roof to Hurricane Beryl.
By Linda Straker
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