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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)4 days 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 1995Last week

Climate Central temperature map showing average high temperatures across the U.S. from July 3–5, 2026, with deep red and maroon shading blanketing the central and eastern U.S. at 90–110°F during the peak of the Fourth of July heat wave — the period responsible for at least 25 deaths in New Jersey alone and dozens of broken temperature records from the Gulf Coast to New England.

Weather NewsAt Least 25 Deaths Blamed on Fourth of July Heat Wave2 weeks ago

Audrey Pulvar during an interview after the Reporters Without Borders's Net Citoyen award event.

Weather NewsParis Deputy Mayor Blames US Emissions for Europe's Deadly Heat Wave2 weeks ago

A close-up of a GLP-1 receptor agonist injectable pen medication, representing the class of drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro that physicians are warning carry increased dehydration and heat illness risk during summer heat waves.

Weather NewsOzempic and Wegovy Users Face Hidden Dehydration Risk During Heat Waves3 weeks ago

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 Wave3 weeks ago

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 Ground4 weeks 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 Europe4 weeks 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 WestLast month

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 UnpreparedLast month