Jun 21 Relentless heat wave bakes most of U.S. with record-breaking temperatures expected By Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press Forecasters were also warning there would likely be little relief through the weekend for most areas. Continue reading
Jun 19 Hundreds died in intense heat during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say By Samy Magdy, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Hundreds of people have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom. Continue reading
Jun 18 Tens of millions under alert for extreme heat in U.S. New York activates National Guard By Associated Press States in the Midwest started to bake Monday in a dangerous heat wave that was expected to stretch from Iowa to Maine into at least Friday. Continue reading
May 23 'Heat dome' leads to sweltering temperatures in Central America and the U.S. South By Isabella O'Malley, María Verza, Associated Press Meteorologists say the conditions have been caused by what some refer to as a heat dome — an area of strong high pressure that blocked clouds from forming and caused extensive sunshine and hot temperatures. Continue reading
Apr 20 California Gov. Newsom offers compromise to protect some indoor workers from heat By Samantha Young, KFF Health News After rejecting proposed rules to protect millions of indoor workers from extreme heat, Newsom’s administration has offered a compromise to allow the protections to take effect this summer. But state and local correctional workers — and prisoners — would have… Continue reading
Apr 13 Heat protections for indoor California workers in limbo after Newsom abandons rules By Angela Hart, Samantha Young, KFF Health News California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has abandoned proposed protections for millions of California workers toiling in sweltering warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other dangerously hot workplaces — upending a regulatory process that had been years in the making. Continue reading
Mar 22 California work safety board approves indoor heat rules, but another state agency raises objections By Associated Press The Los Angeles Times reports the rules were approved Thursday by the board of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health despite a late objection from the Department of Finance because of cost effects on the state. Continue reading
Mar 06 Arizona's health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat By Associated Press The Arizona Department of Health Services says Dr. Eugene Livar was appointed to the role under Gov. Katie Hobbs' extreme heat preparedness plan. Continue reading
Dec 06 In November, Earth set new heat record for 6th month in a row By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press With only one month left for the year, 2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year. Continue reading
Sep 07 Texas heat brings the state's power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter… Continue reading