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EnvironmentData centers are so hot their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds
By Sasha RogelbergApril 1, 2026
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EnvironmentThe last 3 years were the hottest ever recorded. Here’s why we may look back at them as some of the coolest we remember
By Michael Wysession and The ConversationMarch 6, 2026
It’s not just SNAP, the government shutdown also threatens home heating aid for millions of low-income families
EnergyIt’s not just SNAP, the government shutdown also threatens home heating aid for millions of low-income families
By Susan Haigh, Marc Levy and The Associated PressNovember 2, 2025
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EnvironmentIt’s so hot in the western U.S. that some people are ‘wobbling’ and collapsing to the ground as they walk outside
By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated PressAugust 24, 2025
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Environment‘Not your grandparents’ summers’: 70 million east coast Americans just had the muggiest June and July in history
By Seth Borenstein, M.K. Wildeman and The Associated PressAugust 10, 2025
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EnvironmentJuly 2025 was the third-hottest ever recorded, EU scientists say
By Paolo Santalucia, Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressAugust 7, 2025
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Environment‘Everybody’s complaining they ain’t never seen it this hot’: Central and Eastern U.S. suffers through ‘dangerous and prolonged’ heat
By Russ Bynum, Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2025
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EnvironmentDeath of 51-year-old Barcelona street sweeper from heatstroke stirs labor unrest in Southern Europe
By Joseph Wilson, Derek Gatopoulos, Trisha Thomas and The Associated PressJuly 24, 2025
The U.S. is abnormally cold and La Niña usually eases warming, but Earth just set another heat record anyway
EnvironmentThe U.S. is abnormally cold and La Niña usually eases warming, but Earth just set another heat record anyway
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2025
Summer 2024 officially sweltered to Earth’s hottest on record
EnvironmentSummer 2024 officially sweltered to Earth’s hottest on record
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressSeptember 6, 2024
A man sits near a fountain in Arizona because it's so freaking hot outside
LifestylePhoenix notched its 100th straight day of 100-degree temperatures, shattering a decades-old record
By David Brandt and The Associated PressSeptember 4, 2024
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EnvironmentTexas AG launches investigation into Houston utility company after power outages left some residents dead in their homes
By Nadia Lathan and The Associated PressAugust 12, 2024
July was the first month in over a year that didn’t set a heat record
EnvironmentJuly was the first month in over a year that didn’t set a heat record
By Alexa St. John and The Associated PressAugust 8, 2024
7-in-10 Americans say extreme heat has driven up their electricity bills in the last year
Personal Finance7-in-10 Americans say extreme heat has driven up their electricity bills in the last year
By Isabella O'Malley, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressAugust 7, 2024
Bosses are outfitting workers with everything from cooling hats to bracelets that measure body heat to protect them in heatwaves
SuccessBosses are outfitting workers with everything from cooling hats to bracelets that measure body heat to protect them in heatwaves
By Dorany Pineda, Kendria LaFleur and The Associated PressJuly 24, 2024
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