Family who lost child to heatstroke raises awareness to help prevent similar incidents

It's been 14 years since Dawn Peabody lost her daughter Maya, and the pain doesn't get any easier. "I knew this was not intentional, I knew this was an accident, but it was very, very, very hard thing to go to and then eventually being open to talking about."

Cleaner air leads to more hurricanes in the Atlantic, study finds

A new study links how many hurricanes form worldwide to air pollution levels. Wednesday's study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says cleaner air in Europe and the United States is helping trigger a dramatic increase in the number of Atlantic hurricanes.

Tonga volcanic eruption forced hurricane-speed winds to space

When the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano erupted, it caused pressure disturbances that led to winds of up to 450 mph to reach space.

Phoenix-area nonprofit looking for water donations as we reach triple-digit heat
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Human Services Campus is beginning its annual drive to collect bottled water. The campus is located at 15th Avenue and Harrison, and donations will go to the Valley's homeless population, who are among the highest risk for heat-related illness or death. It's hoping to collect more than 60,000 bottles of water to get them through the hot and dry summer months.

Wildfires erupt out West, prompting evacuations and emergency declarations

Wildfire has become a year-round threat in the West given changing conditions that include earlier snowmelt and rain coming later in the fall.

Nebraska fire chief killed responding to 30,000-acre wildfire

A volunteer fire chief has been killed as the result of wildfire that is estimated to have spread to 30,000 acres. Video shows a large plume of smoke spreading through the sky in Elwood, Nebraska. 

Meteorologist calls kids on-air to warn of tornado nearing their home

During his weather broadcast, a meteorologist realized an incoming tornado was headed right for his neighborhood — and his kids were home alone.

Rare upward lightning strike spotted over Kansas during severe thunderstorm

Tuesday was indeed an electrifying night in Kansas as a photographer captured an incredible upward strike of lightning amid a raging thunderstorm.