Heat dome map shows dangerous temperatures across U.S. Corn Belt, parts of the South

A heat dome is trapping over 90 million Americans in extreme temperatures this week with the National Weather Service issuing heat alerts from Nebraska to Florida. Dangerous heat threatens to bake much of the Mississippi Valley and parts of the Southeast from Tuesday through at least Thursday, with temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit expected in some areas….

Maps show Hurricane Erick’s projected path toward Mexico as storm intensifies to Category 3 in Pacific

Hurricane Erick — the fifth-named storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season — is intensifying as it continues on a path toward Mexico. The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday night that Erick had strengthened into a major hurricane as it approaches southern Mexico on Thursday.  As of 10 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, Erick had upgraded…