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A powerful heat dome has the continent in a death grip. A persistent high-pressure system is trapping hot air. It may remain in place for weeks and is a weather phenomenon made more likely and more intense by human-caused climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Repeated rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms will focus from Texas to the Carolinas, easing drought for some, but raising the risk of flash flooding and travel disruptions through the end of May. With more rain in the forecast, drivers should remember: “turn around, Don’t drown,” when they cannot see the road under floodwater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a winter with record low snowpack, and continued dry weather since, the governor of Utah has declared a state of emergency because of the drought. Also, outdoor and vacation plans in a portion of the Caribbean and Florida can be impacted into the first half of June as tropical moisture builds, potentially leading to the first storm of 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An estimated 45 million Americans are expected to travel for Memorial Day weekend, but cooler temperatures could impact outdoor plans. Rain and cool weather gear will come in handy during many outdoor activities and ceremonies in the East, while the West and Midwest will be largely dry and warm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The holiday weekend arrives before summer officially begins, but weather, travel and tradition have made it the season’s symbolic starting line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Millions partaking in Memorial Day weekend activities may face thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding from Texas to New England. Also, a 3-year-old female wolf that previously traveled to Los Angeles has been spotted in Sequoia National Park, marking a historic milestone for the species. The wolf is the first publicly known wolf in Sequoia National Park in over 100 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Damaging winds, hail and flash flooding are possible as rounds of thunderstorms track from the Plains and Midwest into the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast through midweek. Also, the human-caused wildfire has burned more than 10,000 acres on Santa Rosa Island, forced the island to close and sent smoke drifting into parts of Southern California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Winter is forecast to make a second comeback in the Rockies as a new storm brings heavy mountain snow, travel hazards and possible power outages across parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah by the early week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

El Niño typically raises the risk of drought in Central America, Southeast Asia, the Sahel and Southern Africa, while increasing the threat of floods in East Africa and South America, according to the UN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new study detected Naegleria fowleri, better known as "brain-eating amoeba" in thermal waters at Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Lake Mead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices