Heat waves

Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East

A visitor to Death Valley National Park has died from heat exposure and another person has been hospitalized as the temperature there reached 128 degrees this weekend.

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

Music lovers gather for Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland despite scorching heat

In Portland, Oregon, festival-goers enjoyed the music, but struggled in high temperatures Friday as a slow-moving heat wave spread across the Western U.S. The National Weather Service said much of the West Coast is likely to see triple-digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures. (AP Video by Claire Rush)

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Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

Air conditioners are a hot commodity in Nashville as heat wave impacts Tennessee

Flood waters inundate Woodbury and Monona counties in Iowa

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Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States

Swaths of California are sweltering and things are only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts.

Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

President Joe Biden has proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace. The Democrat warns as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories that high temperatures are the country’s leading weather-related killer.

Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border

Three Mexican migrants have died in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. The deaths come as temperatures hit the triple digits across parts of the Southwest.

Air conditioners are a hot commodity in Nashville as summer heat bears down

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After June temperatures started reaching into the high 90s Fahrenheit, Alexandra Mistekevic’s two-bedroom apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, became so sweltering that the air conditioning unit was only able to cool the shared living and kitchen areas.

Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar

Officials say a days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in the southern city of Karachi, where doctors have treated thousands of victims of heatstroke.

Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes

As the first heat wave of the season ripples across the U.S., summer camps are working to keep their children cool while still letting the kids enjoy being outside with nature.

FEMA is ready for an extreme hurricane and wildfire season, but money is a concern, Mayorkas says

The head of the Homeland Security Department says the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is prepared as it goes into what is expected to be an intense hurricane and wildfire season.

Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected

A relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart

When dangerous heat waves strike, what happens inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees.

Authorities in North Macedonia urge people to take care amid unusually high June temperatures

North Macedonia is suffering unusually high temperatures for June. Authorities have urged people to stay indoors when possible and avoid heavy labor in the hottest hours of the day.

As millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep these campers cool

A heat wave is moving closer to the breaking point from the Midwest to New England, but there’s no immediate relief in sight for much of the rest of the country.

Heat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country’s most vulnerable

Mexico’s health ministry has tallied at least 125 heat-related deaths this year. More than 2,300 more have suffered heat stroke, dehydration and sunburns.

Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months

Data from India’s Health Ministry shows a monthslong heat wave across swathes of India has killed more than 100 people and led to over 40,000 suspected cases of heat stroke in the last three and a half months.

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

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.

Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine

A blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday.

What’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the US is broiling this week

Much of the Midwest and the Northeast is broiling — or set to broil — in extreme summer heat this week. Meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes.

Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures

Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records.

If you can’t stay indoors during this US heat wave, here are a few ideas

It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States.

Over 75 million people in the US are under heat alerts. Go indoors and hydrate

Over 75 million people in the United States are under extreme heat alerts as a heat wave moves eastward.

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north

China is being buffeted by two extremes of severe weather, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and drought conditions in the north.

A large part of the US is preparing for a heat wave. Here’s how to stay safe

A heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast next week, with health officials urging people to make plans now to stay safe.

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution

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.

Las Vegas logs another record-high but weeklong heat wave losing grip on US Southwest

Las Vegas has set a new record high for the second day in a row and Albuquerque tied its high mark. But forecasters say the weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S.

Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley

Records have tumbled across the Southwest United States as temperatures soared past 110 degrees in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona.

Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100

The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwestern U.S. with triple-digit temperatures as Phoenix firefighters employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives.

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual

The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest. Forecasters say Tuesday’s triple digits in parts of southeast California, southern Nevada and Arizona are likely to top 110 degrees or higher by Thursday.

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday

Officials in India say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of the country this week.

Weeks of sweltering heat scorch northern India

People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the risk of heatstrokes for laborers working outdoors.

New Mexico officials warn of health effects from rising temperatures

Health officials in New Mexico are warning about record high temperatures this spring. Since April 1, the state Health Department says there have been at least 51 heat-related visits to emergency departments across New Mexico.

‘Heat dome’ leads to sweltering temperatures in Mexico, Central America and US South

Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the US South has left millions sweltering, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees.