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A close-up macro shot of a chrome shower head with water streaming down in clear rivulets against a blurred blue tile bathroom background, representing the question of optimal shower temperature for cooling the body during extreme heat.

Weather NewsWhy A Cold Shower Is the Wrong Move During a Heat WaveLast month

2-meter air temperature anomaly map showing the intense heat dome that gripped the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia during the catastrophic late June 2021 heat wave, with temperatures running 10 to 15°C above normal across Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia — one of the most extreme regional temperature anomalies ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.

Weather NewsThe 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Killed 868 People and Burned a Town to the Ground2 months ago

Climate Central temperature anomaly map based on NOAA GFS forecasts showing average temperatures running 18 to 25+ degrees above the 1991–2020 normal across France, the UK, Spain, Germany, and surrounding countries on June 24, 2026, as a persistent heat dome drives the continent's second major heat event in two months and pushes temperatures past 104°F in the hardest-hit areas.

Weather News40 Dead as Record-Shattering Heat Wave Scorches Europe2 months ago

NOAA GOES-18 GWAS Band 16 clean longwave infrared satellite imagery from June 22, 2026, showing the intense heat dome locked over the western United States, with deep orange and red tones across the Pacific Northwest, California, and the Desert Southwest indicating the dangerous warmth driving record-challenging temperatures from Seattle to Phoenix.

Weather News90s in Seattle, 110s in Phoenix: A New Heat Wave Is Building Across the West2 months ago

Maxine Harkridge, owner of Rusty's Hot Dogs, stands next to a sign reading "Closed, no air!" and wipes sweat off her brow while waiting for the air conditioning repair person. [FWST photogrpaher Vince Heptig]

Weather NewsThe 1980 Heat Wave: 42 Days Above 100 Degrees, 1,700 Dead, and a Country Unprepared2 months ago

NOAA GOES-West AirMass composite satellite imagery captured at 13:10Z on June 10, 2026, showing the dramatic contrast between the hot, dry air mass dominating the western and central United States in deep brown and red tones, the moist tropical air streaming northward from the Gulf in green and yellow, and the active frontal boundary and storm system pushing into the eastern U.S. and Northeast in vivid blue and purple, illustrating the atmospheric setup driving both dangerous heat and severe thunderstorm development across the country.

Weather NewsHeat Wave Fuels Severe Storms and Record Highs Across the East This Week2 months ago

A person struggles to stay cool while trying to sleep during a hot summer night.

Weather NewsToo Hot to Sleep? Try These Heat Wave Hacks Tonight2 months ago

GOES-West satellite imagery captures a sprawling storm system stretching from Texas to the Northeast as cooler Canadian air crashes into the eastern U.S.

Weather NewsNortheast Temperatures About to Plunge After Record Heat Wave3 months ago

GOES-19 satellite imagery highlights widespread dry air and building high pressure associated with an early-season heat wave across the eastern United States.

Weather NewsEarly-Season Heat Wave to Scorch the East Coast This Week3 months ago

WPC's maximum-temperature forecast showing the 110-degree heat dome over Phoenix and the Desert Southwest early next week.

Weather NewsDesert Southwest Heat Wave: 110-Degree Highs Possible Early Next Week3 months ago