The Latest Breaking News on Heat waves

Record North Atlantic marine heat wave threatens marine life

"Almost every marine heatwave is warmer than the last because of ... climate change," NOAA scientist says.

Axios · Sep 21, 2022

California barely avoided blackouts during heat wave. Was that a win or a wake-up call?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was a 10-day test of California’s ability to keep the lights on and maintain its green-energy crusade, an unprecedented heat wave that pushed the state’s power grid to the brink of rolling blackouts.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

A quarter of California homes had no A/C this heat wave. It could stay that way for years

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In her Stockton apartment, Esther Johnson has been freezing pots of water overnight for relief from California’s historic heat. In the morning, she wraps them in towels, puts them at the foot of the couch and blasts them with fans to create some cool air.

Tribune News Service · Sep 10, 2022

Texas’ grid holds up amid a brutal heat wave and record demand. But at what price?

DALLAS — After a 2021 winter storm shut down much of the Texas grid and killed at least 246, there was a reckoning in Austin.

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022

Dangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in 6th death

Authorities in the Portland, Oregon, region said they would keep cooling shelters open through Sunday night as a heat wave brought scorching weather to the normally temperate region

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022

The worst heat wave in US history

86 years ago, a heat wave battered the United States. This is what happened

Salon · Jul 30, 2022

Spanish worker’s death from heat stroke amid heat wave spotlights need to adapt to climate change

The death is driving a debate in Spain about the need to adapt labor arrangements to climate change, moves that would benefit the poorest in society the most.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

Heat wave set to sear U.S. East Coast, South for third day

A unrelenting heat wave on Thursday was expected to scorch the U.S. East Coast and South for the third day as dangerously high temperatures had forecasters warning about the dangers of dehydration and exposure.

Reuters · Jul 21, 2022

Air quality to degrade with European heat wave, WMO says

The heat wave in Europe will trap atmospheric pollutants, causing the air quality to degrade, especially in towns and cities, an official from the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

Europe faces deadly, record-breaking heat wave

The heat wave is poised to break numerous monthly and all time records across the continent.

Axios · Jul 14, 2022