But it's not just about a number on a thermometer: The USA's ongoing heat wave has also been deadly. At least 30 fatalities across the West this month are suspected to be related to extreme heat ...

An excessive heat warning will extend through Friday for Reno, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Daytime temperatures could reach 105 degrees through Wednesday with limited ...

A searing heat wave that has gripped much of the United States in recent days is suspected of killing at least 28 people in the last week, according to reports from state officials, medical ...

Heat alerts are in effect for 16 states from Maine to Kentucky as the dangerous heat wave continues. Boston and Manchester, New Hampshire, both reached a record high of 98 degrees on Wednesday.

A potentially record-setting heat wave is expected to drive temperatures across the western U.S. into the triple digits as it builds this week, triggering warnings as authorities set up cooling ...

Thousands died and people slept on roofs to cope with the early heat wave, which was supercharged by agricultural practices. By Tim Balk By the time cool air from Canada’s Hudson Bay arrived to ...

Mr. Klinenberg is a sociologist and the author of “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago.” Do you remember the heat dome that settled over Washington and Oregon in 2021 ...