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From tree cover to green roofs, how are cities fighting extreme heat?
Studies have shown cities can see higher temperatures during heat waves compared with rural areas, but cities are taking ...
Hidden Heat Risk: Why Pets Aren't Safe Indoors This Summer
"Preventing heatstroke in dogs requires several proactive measures," Dr. Rebecca Tremble, a veterinarian, told Newsweek.
Heat advisories and warnings issued for Southeast and Midwest as temperatures and humidity soars
It's always hot in the summer in the U.S. Southeast, but even by the standards of Florida and the Carolinas, the steamy heat ...
Late July's oppressive heat forecast isn't normal
A punishing heat wave will bring hot temperatures to eastern US and linger for several days, underscoring how climate change ...
Dangerous heat wave threatens over 30 million across Southeast
An intense heat wave threatens millions of people across the Southeast with temperatures reaching 115 degrees through midweek ...
Extreme heat is miserable and dangerous. It’s also making us age faster
The soupy, smothering extreme heat that has scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere this summer takes a hard toll on our ...
What is 'corn sweat' and how does it exacerbate heat waves?
A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., ...
What are heat streaks? The extreme weather phenomenon on the rise
Feel like the heat never ends? That’s because heat streaks, or the number of consecutive hot days, are also on the rise ...