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When will the heat wave end? Maps show forecast across the U.S.
A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high ...
Heat wave recap: More and more common on a warming planet | Climate Friday
Late June has delivered extreme heat and oppressive humidity across much of the United States. Both locally and nationally, ...
US heat wave exposes infrastructure, health vulnerabilities – and it’s not quite over yet
As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...
Temperatures in 8 States Will Feel Hotter Than Hottest Place on Earth
At least eight states were expected to see temperatures that would feel hotter than those in Death Valley—often referred to ...
Extreme heat wave hits eastern United States
Several cities in the eastern United States have faced record high temperatures due to a climate phenomenon known as the ...
Bloomfield chemical plant explosion was triggered by extreme heat and humidity in CT, DEEP says
BLOOMFIELD — A fire that triggered an explosion at a chemical plant on Newberry Road Thursday was likely sparked by extreme ...
Mom who lost son warns parents about child hot car deaths as heat wave sweeps US
A mother's heartbreaking story of leaving her baby in a hot car reveals how memory lapses can affect any parent, with experts ...
Extreme heat blankets U.S., with almost 160 million under alerts from Texas to Maine
Nearly 160 million people are under heat alerts from eastern Texas to Maine, as temperatures are forecast to be as much as 20 ...
Record heat is dominating the East Coast, but what is causing it?
In several cities, including New York, Boston and Philadelphia, temperatures have hovered in the upper 90s, with heat indices ...
Is Climate Change Making Heat Domes More Likely?
Extreme heat is only becoming more common. In the United States, heat waves now occur three times as often as they did in the ...
Dangerous heat wave strains power grid; millions warned of triple-digit temperatures
The heat wave caused disruptions to public transport across the Northeast. Amtrak said it will be forced to slow train speeds ...