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West coasters are experiencing a dangerous heat wave which broke record temperatures over the weekend and is expected to stay through midweek. Large parts of California and southern Oregon are under excessive heat warnings as temperatures across the states have broken the 100 degree mark.
Alarmingly, Texas and Florida have moved in the opposite direction by actually blocking communities from establishing heat protection for outdoor workers.
Four people died in Portland, Oregon and one in Death Valley, California as a searing heat wave sweeps the west of the country.
The West swelters under a heat wave that has knocked off all-time records across the region. See the forecast.
The federal government must revise its outdated view of what constitutes a disaster now that the planet is about 2.5 degrees hotter than preindustrial times.
Multiple California cities have broken records for high temperatures amid a relentless summer heat wave. Record-high temperatures were reached on Sunday in the Southern California desert cites of Palmdale and Lancaster,
California is experiencing a heat wave that has knocked off high-temperature records in some parts of the state. See the three-day forecast.
More than 50 million people across the US are under heat alerts as a brutal heat wave that has shattered records continues to scorch the West.
Temperatures across the West set several records this weekend, but the long-duration heat wave is forecast to continue across California for much of the week. The dangerous weather has been linked to several deaths and is fueling multiple large wildfires.
Hot temperatures continue to blanket multiple Southern and Western states, fueling wildfires and causing infrastructure malfunctions.
Stifling, dangerous weather continued to blanket the West on Monday, coming on the heels of a weekend in which at least five U.S. cities.
Heat-related weather warnings are in place for much of the nation, and drought has worsened over the past week.
Scorching temperatures up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit are expected across the U.S. West Coast in the coming days, as a heat dome hovers over the region.
Temperature records are being shattered across the state. The extreme heat is being blamed for several deaths.
Dangerous heat across the U.S. has affected millions of people, with electric bills expected to increase 7.9% this summer as America fights to keep cool.
Temperature records have been shattered from California and Nevada to North Carolina in the last few days, and relief is still days away, forecasters say.
Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth’s hottest places is being punished by
More than 50 million people across the US are under heat alerts amid a brutal heat wave that has shattered records and caused multiple deaths across the West.
Extreme heat will continue in inland San Diego County this week, with highs potentially hitting 122 degrees Tuesday in some areas, forecasters said.
A dangerous heat wave has shattered temperature records in the western United States this week, triggered heat warnings and advisories for millions of people, caused at least five deaths and left dozens of others hospitalized.
San Diego County's dangerously hot weather continues this week, with an excessive heat warning in effect through Thursday. Why it matters: Extreme heat is San Diego's most widespread climate risk, exposing significant health issues and raising the threat of wildfires.
At least five heat-related deaths have been reported in the past week in California and Oregon as the Western U.S. continues to bake under a heat wave.
A heat wave has brought record high temperatures to California and Nevada that are already substantially higher than last year. The heat has people searching for ways to stay cool and firefighters working to keep wildfires from spreading.
Extreme heat will continue in inland San Diego County this week, with highs potentially hitting 120 degrees in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
A blistering heat wave has blanketed the Western U.S., shattering temperature records and forcing an extensive heat warning.
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High heat and relatively low humidity across the state the past week has created severe fire weather conditions, helping fan new flames and sustain existing wildfires in California. Multiple fires popped up in Northern California in the last week,
A scientific assessment of the fierce heat wave in the eastern U.S. in June 2024 estimates that heat so severe and long-lasting was two to four times more likely to occur today be
The Thompson fire arrived Friday in lockstep with a lengthy heat wave, setting the stage for the fire to sustain itself on brush and vegetation.
A searing heat wave gripped large parts of the United States on Monday, with record daily high temperatures in Oregon suspected to have caused four deaths in the Portland area following a motorcyclist's death in dangerous heat over the weekend in Death Valley,
After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a long-running heat wave will again grip the U.S. on Monday, with hot temperatures also predicted for large parts of the East Coast and
The sweltering heat wave gripping parts of the U.S. has shattered heat records and sparked an air quality health advisory, and it is suspected of having contributed to at least seven deaths.
Heat waves have killed hundreds of Californians and cost billions of dollars in the past decade, according to a new report from the state insurance department.
The good news is few and far between this week. NYC tallied its second heat wave of the year on Sunday as high temperatures soared into the 90s for the third consecutive day. That heatwave extended to four days on Monday,
Millions of Americans across the country are still experiencing record-breaking heat. High temperatures have already caused at least four deaths in Oregon. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans is in Las Vegas,
It's been an unusually active wildfire season in California as more than 150,000 acres have already burned this summer, compared to 8,000 acres at this same time last year. (Scripps
Northern California faces a new round of extreme heat on Wednesday. Our weather team is calling Wednesday and Thursday Alert Days for the heat and increased fire danger. Alert Days are when weather conditions could pose safety or health risks.
A lot of cars were spotted on the side of this highway in Southern California overheating and breaking down in the midst of a heat wave on July 8.
A Department of Insurance analysis highlighted growing costs of extreme heat on the state’s people, infrastructure and economy.
The severe heat has caused several areas in San Diego County to reach record-breaking temperatures in the last few days.
Dangerous heat across the U.S. has affected millions of people, with electric bills expected to increase 7.9% this summer as America fights to keep cool.
As many people travel from Hawaiʻi back to the mainland this summer, it’s important to be aware of the record high temperatures and humidity levels across the United States.
Climate change caused by humans is "fueling longer and more intensive heat waves, and making dangerously high temperatures more common," NPR said. These types of conditions are "potentially deadly if not taken seriously,
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