Science Aug 07 July was Earth’s third-warmest on record, EU scientists say By Paolo Santalucia, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
Nation Jun 24 New York City hits 100 degrees under extreme heat wave baking Eastern U.S. Large swaths of the country were broiling under a heat dome, worsened by a humid atmosphere that’s circling the East. By Associated Press
Nation Jun 22 Eastern half of U.S. bakes under heat dome, with more days of dangerous temperatures ahead Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East braced Sunday for another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures as a rare June heat wave continued to grip parts of the U.S. By Todd Richmond, Associated Press
Science May 28 Prepare yourself for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn Record-breaking heat will push Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, according to a five-year forecast released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization and the U.K. Meteorological Office. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Nation Sep 03 Endless summer? Phoenix swelters in 100-plus degree temps for 100 straight days It doesn't look like a break is coming any time soon. By David Brandt, Associated Press
Jul 24 After Earth’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, Monday breaks new record By Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Copernicus' preliminary data shows the global average temperature Monday was 17.15 degrees Celsius, or 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, which beats Sunday's record by 0.06 degrees Celsius. Continue reading
Jul 23 Last Sunday was Earth’s hottest day in recorded history By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus. Continue reading
Jul 10 Las Vegas under ‘most extreme heat wave’ in recorded history, meteorologist says By Ken Ritter, Ty O'Neil, Associated Press Las Vegas baked Wednesday in a record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend, the National Weather Service… Continue reading
Jul 04 Over 130 million Americans under alert as ‘extremely dangerous’ heat wave hits Fourth of July By Melina Walling, Associated Press Regions that may see temperatures above 90 degrees or much higher into the triple digits include nearly all of the West Coast, the southern Plains, most of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and parts of Florida. Continue reading
Jul 03 How searing summer heat can create risks for burns By Anita Snow, Associated Press Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds pose risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach new highs in Southwest cities like Phoenix, which just recorded its hottest June on record. Continue reading