Aug 05 Wildfires, heat waves deliver blow to southern Europe’s vital tourism industry By Michael Varaklas, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Mediterranean destinations like Greece, Italy and Spain that have been hit by heat waves and wildfires are now weighing how the crisis will affect the tourism sector fueling much of their economies. Continue reading
Aug 05 Analysis: Why your home might feel hotter than the thermostat says, and tips for cooling it down By Jonathan Bean, The Conversation Thermostats don’t tell the whole truth about heat, particularly in older homes. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 3:25 Heat Diaries: What it’s like living through Phoenix’s historic heat wave By John Yang, Harry Zahn Phoenix, Arizona has been hotter for longer than any other big U.S. city this summer, with a record 30 consecutive days of highs above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. We hear first-hand accounts from some of those sweltering in the heat, including… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 2:14 News Wrap: Possible break from heat wave coming for parts of U.S. In our news wrap Saturday, some relief from the hottest July on record is on the way for many Americans while others continue to bake from the heat, Trump made his first public appearance since three new felony charges were… Continue watching
Jul 29 Late arriving monsoon rains expected to bring relief to heat-blasted Southwest By Anita Snow, Associated Press A historic heat wave that turned the U.S. Southwest into a blast furnace throughout July is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains. Continue reading
Jul 29 Analysis: Is it actually hotter now than any time in the last 100,000 years? By Darrell Kaufman, The Conversation A paleoclimate scientist who studies temperatures of the past explains what we can confidently say about when Earth was last this hot. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 2:12 News Wrap: Earth sees hottest July ever recorded in human history In our news wrap Saturday, scientists say the first two weeks of July were the planet’s hottest on human record as intense heat waves grip places around the globe, Ukraine says its drones hit an ammunition depot in Crimea after… Continue watching
Jul 22 Summer of record-breaking heat paints story of a warming world, scientists say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press With a summer of extreme weather records dominating the news, meteorologists and scientists say records like these give a glimpse of the big picture: a warming planet caused by climate change. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Ala. lawmakers approve congressional map without 2nd majority-Black district In our news wrap Friday, lawmakers in Alabama refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court, Russian forces kept Ukraine's Odesa region under heavy bombardment and Lionel Messi… Continue watching
Jul 16 California’s Death Valley sizzles near record temperatures as brutal heat wave continues By Seth Borenstein, Adam Beam, Associated Press Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. Continue reading