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Emergency-room doctor treating heatstroke victims with large amounts of ice as Arizona city enters ninth day of lows above 90FWith no immediate let-up anticipated for the scorching heat over the American south-west – where temperatures have reached mor…
Arizona city with a population of 1.6 million had a previous record of 18 consecutive days of 110F or higher in 1974Tuesday marked the 19th day the city of Phoenix has been subjected to temperatures of at least 110F (43.3C) – the longest stretch of tim…
Workers could be fired if they wear masks without a doctor’s note, though rule doesn’t apply in California and OregonIn-N-Out Burger, the popular fast-food chain, has told employees in five states that they will no longer be allowed to wear medical mas…
Only one cooling center remains open all night, when the concrete radiates heat stored during hellish daytime hoursEven after the sun sinks below the horizon in Phoenix, Arizona, the concrete cityscape continues to cook. In the midst of a record-breaki…
Phoenix, Arizona, logged its 16th day above 110F, and California’s Death Valley reached 122F as cities offered cooling centersA dangerous heatwave threatened a wide swath of the south-west with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Sa…
Extreme dry conditions raising fire risk; air quality alert for Minnesota took effect at 8am on Friday ‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests limits of survival‘Drained and exhausted’: readers on severe heat and floods in USVermont governor …
Latest storm warning comes just days after areas of Vermont and New York were hit with flash flooding, raising concerns over more damageMeterologist Ben Frechette from NBC5 reported that a tornado risk is going up slightly in north-eastern NewYork stat…
Relentless temperatures upwards of 100F leave millions under extreme heat warnings and outdoor events cancelledRecord-breaking heat is baking the US south-west this week, putting millions under extreme heat warnings as temperatures upwards of 100F (38C…
The National Weather Service urged people to take precautions against ‘life-threatening heat conditions’The US’s summer of weather misery is expected to escalate further this week as the south-west braces for record-breaking temperatures never seen bef…
Heat dome of high pressure hovers over Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma as thousands remain without power in Chicago with heavy rains knocking down trees and power linesThe heating of the earth’s atmosphere and oceans by the burning of fossil fuels made t…