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 08 4 suspected heat-related deaths reported in Oregon region By Ty O'Neil, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Authorities in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, reported on Monday four suspected heat-related deaths as the region continued to swelter under an early heat wave. Continue reading
Jul 07 Motorcyclist dies in California’s Death Valley as record-breaking heat persists across the nation By Christopher Weber, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press A high temperature of 128 Fahrenheit was recorded Sunday at Death Valley National Park in eastern California, where a visitor died from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized, officials said. Continue reading
Jul 06 More records expected to shatter as heat continues to blanket 130 million across the U.S. By Claire Rush, Rebecca Boone, Scott Sonner, Associated Press Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters… 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
Jun 22 Much of U.S. copes with extreme heat while helicopters rescue people from flooded Iowa town By Ed White, John Hanna, Associated Press The governor of Iowa sent helicopters to a small town to evacuate people from flooded homes Saturday, the result of weeks of rain, while much of the United States longed for relief from yet another round of extraordinary heat. Continue reading
Jun 08 Heat wave eases slightly in U.S. Southwest, but forecasters urge continued caution By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious as there will be little relief from the warm weather… Continue reading
May 31 2023 set a record for U.S. heat deaths. Why 2024 could be even deadlier By Seth Borenstein, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Anita Snow, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that about 2,300 people in the United States died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat. That's the highest in 45 years of records. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:47 Why some areas of cities like Austin get way hotter than others during summer By Blair Waltman-Alexin, Austin PBS Cities across the U.S. broke thousands of heat records this summer, but in many of them, some areas were hotter than others. These areas are known as urban heat islands, which can mean higher energy bills and unsafe conditions for… Continue watching
Aug 13 Inconsistent methods for counting U.S. heat deaths stymie public health efforts By Anita Snow, Kendria LaFleur, Associated Press Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don't really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world. Continue reading