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This record-hot summer might actually be the coolest for the rest of your life
Summer 2023 broke heat records across the globe but climate experts say it could be the coolest summer we experience for the rest of our lives.
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In ‘brutal' US Open heat, Daniil Medvedev warns during his win that a player is ‘gonna die'
Daniil Medvedev has reached his fourth U.S. Open semifinal as the heat and humidity continue to rise at the Grand Slam tennis tournament.
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World just endured its hottest summer on record. UN chief says ‘climate breakdown has begun'
“We can still avoid the worst of climate chaos – and we don’t have a moment to lose,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
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1-year-old dies in hot day care van as scorching weather hits central US
Prosecutors charged the 62-year-old van driver on Tuesday with a felony count of child negligence resulting in death
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A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat
A zoo outside Athens is feeding animals with frozen meals to help shield them from the searing heat as heat wave temperatures return to Greece.
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Cactuses can withstand the heat right? In parts of Arizona, not so much
It’s so hot in Arizona’s capital that not even the cactuses are surviving.
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Tri-state gets through second day of dangerous heat
A New York City run Cooling Center, also a site for a kids summer camp, has no air conditioning. Melissa Russo reporting.
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Harlem Festival of Culture cancelled due to extreme heat
The long awaited Harlem Festival of Culture is cancelled due to the excessive heat warnings in the city. Jessica Cunnington reporting
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NJ residents try to beat the heat
Families are in Paterson, NJ are beating the heat on a hot summer day. Sarah Wallace reports.
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NYC Cooling Centers: Where to go to keep cool as city under excessive heat warning
For the many New Yorkers who don’t have central air conditioning or any sort of A/C units in their homes, what are the options for them to keep cool during the dangerous heat?
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How to keep cool in hot weather: Safety tips during heat waves
Dangerously hot conditions arrived in the tri-state Thursday and are expected to last through the weekend in what is expected to be the first heat wave of the summer. These hot conditions have proven dangerous time and time again. Hot temperatures kill hundreds of people every year with heat-related deaths topping more than 700 every year in the United States…
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Longer pool hours and more cooling centers open in NYC
New York City officials have announced plans to help keep people cooled down during the current heatwave. Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Heat exhaustion vs. heat stroke: Learning how to identify and treat both conditions
As temperatures soar during what looks to be the first heat wave of 2023, Storm Team 4’s Dave Price breaks down how to identify heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
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Tri-state braces for first heat wave of the summer
The Tri-State area is preparing for the first heat wave of the summer. Adam Harding reporting.
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Urban heat islands are making an already broiling summer worse for millions of people
A new analysis found that more than 41 million Americans live in neighborhoods that are at least 8 degrees hotter than surrounding areas.
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World Weather Attribution report: Climate change to intensify more frequent heatwaves
Report warns: Urgent climate intervention required to prevent intensifying heatwaves and protect vulnerable populations.
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Phoenix hits at least 110 for 19th straight day, breaking U.S. city records in worldwide heat wave
The extreme heat scorching Phoenix set a new record Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) in a summer of suffering echoing around much of the globe.
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Death Valley visitors drawn to the hottest spot on Earth during ongoing US heat wave
Most visitors to Death Valley National Park only make it a short distance to any site at the hottest and driest place on Earth before returning to the sanctuary of an air-conditioned vehicle.
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17 hospitalized, 2 go into cardiac arrest at Ed Sheeran concert amid extreme heat
Extreme heat can increase the chances people experience heat exhaustion and heat stroke. There are ways to avoid heat-related illnesses.
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For the third day in a row, Earth's average temperature breaks record highs
Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday beat a record set Tuesday, and came after a previous record that was set on Monday.