Heat stroke is a medical emergency! Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. While waiting for help—cool the person right away by: moving them to a cool place, if you can; applying cold ...

A heat wave was expected to bring record-high temperatures to the midwestern United States this week before spreading to the East Coast, forecasters said. At the same time, a bout of severe ...

Heat-related deaths are on the rise in the US, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The number of heat-related deaths recorded in the US jumped ...

But conditions this week will feel significantly hotter than what the mercury reflects, with Monday’s heat index topping out at 104 degrees in St. Louis. Tuesday’s could hit 108 or 109 ...

We’ve been experiencing—and can expect in the future—longer heat waves, with higher lows, and sweat that won’t evaporate as easily off our bodies. The summer heat will, on balance ...

D.C. may hit a new record-high temperature on Wednesday. Extreme heat is gripping the Midwest before moving into the Northeast. Chicago is in the center of an excessive heat warning that stretches ...

The finding comes as a late-August heat wave bears down on a significant part of the country. By Austyn Gaffney As dangerous heat bears down on the central and eastern United States this week ...

Soaring temperatures across the US Mid-Atlantic and Midwest are poised to strain the country’s biggest power grid as people crank up air conditioners. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport ...

It’s time to brace for record-breaking heat. Last year was the hottest on record and 2024 is shaping up to be even more extreme, with the mercury soaring close to 50 °C on days in Nevada ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from the heat as oppressive humidity and high ...