Axios

Our live-updating tracker keeps you up-to-date on the latest storm paths, intensity, and forecasts for every hurricane of the season.

Why it matters: Experts warn that 2024 is likely to be an extremely active hurricane season, with forecasters predicting 24 named storms, 11 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes.

This map is food for thought heading into the weekend and the heart of summer driving season.

Why it matters: While EVs generally have higher sticker prices, running a car on electricity is typically cheaper — often by a lot.

Heat alerts are impacting nearly 150 million people in at least 21 states — and forecasters warn potentially deadly high temperatures may linger in many places well beyond the Independence Day holiday weekend.

The big picture: With July 4 holiday travel expected to hit an all-time high, record-breaking temperatures are set to continue for up to two weeks across the U.S. West — where 18 large fires are burning. "Dangerous" heat is expected across the South and Mid-Atlantic through the weekend and into next week.

The deadly Hurricane Beryl was barreling toward Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula where it's expected to make landfall early Friday after lashing the Cayman Islands and Jamaica with heavy rains and powerful winds.

The big picture: The storm's early formation, rapid intensification and location have broken records. While it's expected to weaken into a tropical storm across the Yucatán Peninsula, it's forecast to re-intensify over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening southern Texas over the weekend.