Texas faces an early heat wave with temperatures up to 115°F, following a previous ERCOT warning about energy usage.

Texas faces an early heat wave with temperatures expected to rise this week and weekend, reaching 115 degrees Fahrenheit in South Texas and the central Gulf Coast. This follows a previous warning from ERCOT about energy usage due to unseasonably high temperatures. In 2023, the US experienced 28 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, with drought and heat wave conditions costing $14.5 billion and severe weather in early March reaching $6 billion.

May 21, 2024
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