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A person wearing a protective mask experiences respiratory discomfort during a period of poor air quality caused by smoke pollution.

Wildfire SeasonExtreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke Together Can be a Fatal Combination3 weeks ago

A clear, well-maintained backyard pool sits under bright summer sun, the kind of inviting escape that can quickly become a maintenance challenge once temperatures spike.

Weather NewsHow a Heat Wave Can Wreck Your Pool (and What to Do About It)3 weeks ago

Climate Central forecast map showing average high temperatures across the U.S. on July 14, 2026, with widespread triple-digit heat across the Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes.

Weather News'Steam Cooker' Heat Dome Sends RealFeel Temps to 115 in the Plains4 weeks ago

The Chicago Sun-Times' front page from July 17, 1995, captures the unfolding scale of the disaster, reporting that the heat-related death toll could reach 300 in Cook County alone.

Severe Weather739 Dead in Five Days: Inside The Deadly Chicago Heat Wave of 19954 weeks ago

GOES-West satellite imagery shows the extensive heat dome stretching from the Rockies through the Plains and into the Upper Midwest.

Weather NewsPlains and Midwest Face a Summer-Long Battle With Heat and Drought4 weeks ago

NOAA's 6-10 day temperature outlook shows a strong likelihood of above-normal heat stretching from the northern Rockies and Plains into the Mississippi Valley and East Coast.

Weather NewsEast Coast Could Get a Second Round of 100-Degree HeatLast month

GOES-West satellite imagery highlights the expansive area of hot, dry air stretching from the Desert Southwest through the northern Rockies and Plains as the heat dome shifts north and east.

Severe WeatherRecord Heat Builds Across the Northern PlainsLast month

GOES-West infrared satellite image showing intense surface heat signatures across the Desert Southwest and Mexico

Weather NewsLevel 4 Heat Threat Slams Desert SouthwestLast month

Smoke from the Aspen Acres Fire billows up toward a home near Colorado City, Colo., on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Michael Seamans/The Gazette via AP)

Weather NewsNew Heat Dome Turns Up the Heat on Western WildfiresLast month

GOES-18 Band 16 infrared satellite image showing the warm heat dome (orange/red) over the central and southern U.S. as cooler air pushes in from the north

Weather NewsCollapse of Heat Dome Will Result in Rain and Storms for Central and Eastern U.S.Last month