Heat index values remained elevated across the Midwest on Wednesday, with combined heat and humidity creating temperatures that felt like 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Chicago and Minneapolis. High heat index values mean hot and wet conditions, which make it hard for the human body to cool off by sweating, as humidity slows evaporation of sweat… Continue reading Heat and tropical storms batter the Midwest and the South
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1-year-old left in day care van dies as Nebraska temperatures soar in heat wave
OMAHA, Neb. — Scorching weather hitting nearly 100 million people across a huge swath of the U.S. forced schools and outdoor workers to scramble to adjust Tuesday — and claimed the life of a 1-year-old girl left in a Nebraska day care center’s van on one of the hottest days of the year. Officers and… Continue reading 1-year-old left in day care van dies as Nebraska temperatures soar in heat wave
Bodies found in Alexandroupolis amid Europe heat wave
Greek firefighters found the bodies of 18 people in an area ravaged by a major wildfire burning for days, authorities said Tuesday. Hundreds of firefighters have struggled to control major wildfires burning out of control for days in northeastern Greece and on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, with strong winds fanning the flames and prompting… Continue reading Bodies found in Alexandroupolis amid Europe heat wave
More than 100 record highs could fall over the next seven days as heat expands
A sweltering week across the United States is only forecast to worsen. Heat alerts remained in effect for 68 million people Friday morning across the Great Plains, Gulf Coast, Florida and now parts of the Pacific Northwest. Over the next seven days, more than 100 record highs could be set across the country, especially for… Continue reading More than 100 record highs could fall over the next seven days as heat expands
With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat
In Phoenix, which recorded daily highs at or above 110 F for 31 consecutive days in July, daily heat index is also carefully monitored by schools, said Michael Mannelly, chief financial officer of the Phoenix Elementary School District, which opened classrooms during the first week of August. Under certain heat index conditions, students are restricted… Continue reading With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat
Heat wave take toll on Arizona’s desert ecology
Frank Reichenbacher worries it will soon be over for his Tumamoc globeberry — a rare Sonoran desert vine that features a fruit that looks like a tiny watermelon and tastes like dirt. For 41 years, Reichenbacher, an associate researcher at the University of Arizona’s Tumamoc Desert Lab, has followed the same three patches of the… Continue reading Heat wave take toll on Arizona’s desert ecology
Brutally hot summer becomes proving ground for new heat alert system
A heat alert system is being tested in health clinics across the U.S. this summer in an effort to deliver timely and locally relevant data to health professionals, who can use this information to cut down on heat-related illnesses and save lives in vulnerable communities when heat and humidity soar. The system, developed by researchers… Continue reading Brutally hot summer becomes proving ground for new heat alert system
Man dies of heat stroke while on trip to spread dad’s ashes at Arches National park
SALT LAKE CITY — A Texas man whose body was found in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a trip to spread his father’s ashes, according to his sister. James Bernard Hendricks, 66 of Austin, was hiking in the park and likely became disoriented from a combination… Continue reading Man dies of heat stroke while on trip to spread dad’s ashes at Arches National park
A West Coast ocean heat wave adds to a summer of extremes
An intense marine heat wave has developed off the U.S. West Coast, pushing sea surface temperatures more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit higher than normal. The expanse of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, being tracked by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, first formed and started growing more than 1,000 miles offshore in May. In… Continue reading A West Coast ocean heat wave adds to a summer of extremes
Another week of heat ahead for millions across the U.S.
About 70 million people remained under heat alerts Monday afternoon following a record-breaking weekend of warmth across much of the U.S. South. The National Weather Service said it anticipates dangerously hot daytime temperatures expanding from the desert Southwest into Texas and extending eastward along the Gulf Coast into portions of the Southeast and Florida on… Continue reading Another week of heat ahead for millions across the U.S.