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Heat dome passes, but climate-fueled waves aren’t going anywhere
Climate change is making heat waves like the one that lingered over much of the U.S. this week more frequent and intense. The Eastern U.S. sweltered under a heat dome in recent days, with some ...
Personal fans are the product of summer
We need to talk about personal fans. While attending VidCon 2025, it was hard to ignore their presence. As I was lurking around the creator floor, handheld fans were everywhere. At one point, I passed ...
Record heat wave prompts urgent warnings about child heatstroke in hot cars
A record heat wave that spread across the East Coast of the United States during the first week of summer has child advocates ...
Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars
A record heat wave that spread across the East Coast of the United States during the first week of summer has child advocates ...
Bloomfield chemical plant explosion was triggered by extreme heat and humidity in CT, DEEP says
BLOOMFIELD — A fire that triggered an explosion at a chemical plant on Newberry Road Thursday was likely sparked by extreme ...
It’s Heating Up Outside. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.
Judson Jones, The New York Times’s resident meteorologist, discussed this week’s stifling heat and how to prepare for the ...
An obscure temperature record shows impact of massive heat wave
AccuWeather reports June 24 was the hottest day in more than a decade for millions of residents. But also pay attention to ...
Record heat is dominating the East Coast, but what is causing it?
In several cities, including New York, Boston and Philadelphia, temperatures have hovered in the upper 90s, with heat indices ...
Amid high heat index in Tennessee, watch for these symptoms of major heat-related illnesses
A heat dome is causing high temperatures across Tennessee, with heat advisories issued for much of the state. Heat-related ...
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Emergency Power Measures Activated in Southeast U.S. as Heat Wave Strains Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) have each announced actions aimed at ...
These places usually offer relief from dangerous heat. Not this week.
From Atlantic beaches to New England hamlets, humidity surged to extremes and temperatures soared to records that overpowered ...
When will the heat wave end? Maps show forecast across the U.S.
A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high ...