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Unlike our last few weekends, temperatures will not drop as we head into Saturday and Sunday. In fact, highs will climb back into the upper 80s, even 90s, as a very strong dome of high pressure sets ...

Every summer, heat waves affect millions of people around the world. The World Meteorological Organization reported that at least 10 countries experienced temperatures higher than 50ºC in 2023–2024.

Millions of Americans were asked to reduce electricity to prevent outages. Millions of Americans were under historic heat wave conditions this week -- driving up widespread use of air conditioning and ...

Amid the heat wave on the East Coast, a train headed north for Boston was halted on Monday afternoon. Northeast Regional Amtrak Train 94 was reportedly stuck in the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel before ...