Ohio issues lake advisories after toxic algae bloom

 

Ohio environmental and natural resources authorities have issued public health advisories for several recreational lakes after routine sampling detected elevated levels of microcystin, a liver toxin produced by cyanobacteria. Tests by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency found concentrations above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recreational water safety threshold at Grand...

Colorado declares statewide emergency amid severe drought

 

DENVER, Colorado, June 9, 2026 – Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared a statewide drought emergency as persistent dry conditions tightened their grip across the state. The move comes as about 93% of Colorado faces moderate to exceptional drought and roughly 75% of the state endures severe to exceptional drought, according...

Confirmed Screwworm Cases Prompt Regional Agricultural Response

 

La Salle County, Texas: the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas animal health officials confirmed an additional New World screwworm case in a calf this week, joining multiple detections first announced on June 3. Federal teams from the National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames have been dispatched and joint investigations...

United States sees rising humid heat threats

 

New climatological data show a sustained increase in extreme humid heat days across the U.S. Midwest and South, especially in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Climate Central research finds that atmospheric warming is increasing the air’s moisture-holding capacity, producing “humid heat” conditions that hinder the body’s ability to cool through sweating....

Utah faces sustained fire threat amid gusty winds

 

Salt Lake City. Monday forecasts show critical fire conditions and gusty winds across central and southern Utah, with Red Flag Warnings issued across much of the southern and central portions of the state; northern Utah will see some warming and isolated showers in mountain valleys as systems move through. State forecasts...

United States East Coast braces for record heatwave

 

United States – More than 100 million people in major metropolitan areas along the U.S. East Coast are expected to face potentially record-breaking early June temperatures starting early this week, according to National Weather Service data. Forecasters report that an expansive ridge of high pressure, forming a large heat dome,...

Denver braces for heat, fire danger, and severe storms

 

Denver recorded its first 90-degree day of the season, and KDVR meteorologists reported continued hot conditions for Sunday and into next week as temperatures return to the 90s; forecasts issued Saturday evening indicated mild overnight lows in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees and daytime highs well below local...

Florida sloth deaths raise zoonotic pandemic concerns

 

Florida pathologists examining deceased sloths from a planned tourist attraction called "Sloth World" have identified a broad array of pathogens, including pneumonia, parasites, bacteria, and viruses, in the animals’ tissues and organs. The facility, which authorities closed before it opened to the public, had already drawn state scrutiny over its...

Colorado issues Red Flag warning amid critical fire risk

 

PUEBLO, Colorado — The National Weather Service office in Pueblo has issued an urgent Red Flag Warning for Fire Weather Zone 229, in effect immediately through 9:00 p.m. MDT on June 7, 2026, citing a period of extreme and potentially dangerous fire weather conditions. Meteorologists report sustained west winds of...

United States braces for severe storms, flooding threat

 

The National Weather Service has issued an active severe weather outlook from the Central Plains through the Northeast United States, in effect through June 8, 2026. Upper-level energy interacting with Gulf of Mexico moisture is driving widespread thunderstorms, with the Storm Prediction Center and Weather Prediction Center highlighting Slight Risk...