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Some schools shifted to remote learning due to the heat. September 6, 2023, 8:30 AM ET • 4 min read A dangerous, record-breaking heat wave is hitting the eastern United States. Tuesday marked new record highs in several cities, from Washington, D.C., to Midland, Texas. A dog cools off in a fountain in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, […]
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By Hope Sloop and Alan Butterfield In Gerlach, Nevada, For Dailymail.Com Updated: 00:40 28 Aug 2023 Burning Man finally began allowing guests in Wednesday after Tropical Storm Hilary flooded the area and celebrations
More than 57 million people in the American South and Southwest were under an excessive heat warning on Saturday afternoon — the most severe category for heat conditions — as temperatures across the Gulf Coast and parts of the Southwest soared to record-breaking levels and were expected to remain high through early next week. The […]
Comment on this storyComment As has been the case for much of the summer, a relentless heat dome, or sphere of excessive heat and dangerous humidity, is baking a large swath of the Lower 48. Temperatures between 105 and 110 degrees will be common across the central and southern states again Friday, with heat index […]
Climate change-related extreme heat events have lengthened, become more frequent, and increased in intensity over the past few decades with some of the worst conditions and impacts observed in Summer 2023. Across the globe and the country there have been rising incidents of
A sprawling blanket of hot and humid air smothering the nation’s midsection this week has challenged temperature records, forced schools to cancel classes and left residents sweating from the Northwoods to the Gulf Coast. Even in a season filled with other climate shocks, this blast of late-summer heat in the Central United States stands out […]
Comment on this storyComment More than a third of Americans are under heat alert early this week as a monster heat dome stifles a huge swath of territory across the central United States, threatening the hottest temperatures of summer. As officials warn of “life-threatening” conditions, numerous records in parts of the Midwest could be reached […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors, and to check on neighbors to […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Great Lakes. Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors, and to check on neighbors […]