Copernicus' preliminary data shows the global average temperature Monday was 17.15 degrees Celsius, or 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, which beats Sunday's record by 0.06 degrees Celsius.
By Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus.
By Seth Borenstein, 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…
By Ken Ritter, Ty O'Neil, Associated Press
Regions that may see temperatures above 90 degrees or much higher into the triple digits include nearly all of the West Coast, the southern Plains, most of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and parts of Florida.
By Melina Walling, Associated Press
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.
By Adam Beam, John Antczak, Associated Press
Things were 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.
By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
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.
By Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press
Forecasters were also warning there would likely be little relief through the weekend for most areas.
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.
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