Jun 20 What to know about summer solstice, the longest day of the year By Associated Press Peak sunshine has arrived. Continue reading
Aug 21 Triple-digit temperatures scorch Southwest, putting millions under excessive heat warnings By Ken Miller, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press A major heat alert is in place for Texas, reflecting what the weather service called “rare and/or long-duration extreme heat with little to no overnight relief.” An extreme heat alert was issued for eastern New Mexico. Continue reading
Jul 10 Hurricane Beryl leaves millions in Texas without power amid high heat and humidity By Associated Press More than 1.7 million homes and businesses in Texas lacked electricity Wednesday morning. Continue reading
Jul 08 How discriminatory housing policies of the past are shaping heat waves today in minority and low-income neighborhoods By Ryan Doan-Nguyen, Associated Press In big cities, the heat hits hardest for people of color and low-income residents. Continue reading
Jul 08 Records continue to tumble as relentless heat wave grips large parts of the country By Ty O'Neil, Christopher Weber, Associated Press A visitor to Death Valley National Park died from heat exposure and another person has been hospitalized as the temperature there reached 128 degrees this weekend. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:56 Proposed rules would protect workers from heat, top weather-related cause of death in U.S. By Stephanie Sy More than 90 million Americans are under heat advisories this week. Many may not realize it but heat is the leading cause of weather-related death in the U.S. The triple-digit temperatures in the days ahead come as President Biden unveils… Continue watching
Jul 01 Arizona street medicine teams offer IV hydration to homeless people during extreme heat By Anita Snow, Associated Press Homeless people accounted for nearly half of the 645 people who died last year from heat-related causes in Arizona's Maricopa County. Continue reading
Jun 24 Summer camps are adapting outdoor activities to protect kids during the heat wave By Melina Walling, Associated Press Experts say children can be more vulnerable to extreme heat than adults, and it's important to monitor the children and train counselors to respond to problems. Continue reading
Jun 20 Climate change made heat wave in U.S., Mexico, warmer and more likely By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new study finds that human-caused climate change dialed up the heat and drastically increased the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:00 Millions face record-breaking temperatures amid dangerous heat wave By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Tens of millions of Americans are baking in a dangerous heat wave. The powerful heat dome is forecast to keep temperatures well above normal across much of the country through the weekend. Across the globe, hundreds died in Saudi Arabia… Continue watching