Typhoon Bavi Threatens Guam and the Marianas; Record Heat Strains Eastern Grids Into July 4; Utah's Babylon Fire Explodes

EM Morning Brief · Jul 3, 2026 · 13m · transcript

Typhoon Bavi intensifies toward Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, prompting typhoon watches, Condition of Readiness 3, and Coast Guard port restrictions days after the Sinlaku disaster declaration. Extreme heat covers 24 states and Washington D.C. into the July 4 holiday as DOE grid orders for PJM run through tonight, Con Edison cuts voltage in New York, and cities from Baltimore to Philadelphia extend heat emergencies. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 49 uncontained large fires: Utah’s Babylon Fire grows nearly 17,000 acres in a day, Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire expands…