Another brutal summer tests Arizona’s decline in heat-linked deaths

Maricopa County faces another brutally hot summer, and it's the final year of millions of dollars in federal funds that have ...

The mid-July heat wave, in five maps and diagrams

Atticus Dryden plays in the water with his sister, Penelope Dryden, both of Kalamazoo, as they try to beat the heat at Ramona ...

‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceans

Imagine almost every person on Earth doing nothing but making cups of tea, day and night, one every second – and pouring ...

Two atmospheric patterns may explain why some heat waves in Europe persist

Many parts of Western Europe are currently wilting under a heat wave. These blistering spells can last for a week or more, ...

Maps show which states are getting hit hardest by extreme heat, excessive rainfall

Much of the U.S. is facing either extreme heat or excessive rainfall and potential flooding on Tuesday. Here's where the ...
The New York Times

How Public Pools Create Summer Communities in New York

Dry Dock Pool in Lower Manhattan is one of New York City’s 51 free outdoor pools where more than one million New Yorkers cool off with swimming, sunblock and community. Credit... Supported by By ...
Gizmodo

Energy Department Wants Data Centers to Stop Draining the Grid During Brutal Heat Wave

As a brutal heat wave hits much of the central and eastern United States this week, the Department of Energy wants power-hungry data centers to help ease the strain on the grid. The Energy Department ...
CNN

Energy Dept. directs data centers to use backup generators during heat wave, freeing up power for AC

As a dangerous heat wave bakes major East Coast cities, Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed data centers in the mid-Atlantic this week to use their backup power supplies instead of using ...
The New York Times

Energy Dept. Orders Data Centers to Tap Backup Power

As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the use of backup power that often goes unused. By Ivan Penn and Hilary Howard As ...
NPR

Going outside in this heat? Follow these guidelines to stay safe

As the holiday weekend approaches, large swaths of the Midwest and the Eastern U.S. are under extreme heat warnings or heat advisories, according to the National Weather Service. Heat is a serious ...
NBC Chicago

9 ways you can limit energy use as ComEd warns heat has grid at ‘critical level'

ComEd urged customers to reduce their energy use on Wednesday as a scorching heatwave in the Chicago area has put the local grid in the western suburbs and parts of the city at a "critical level." The ...
Today

Amid Extreme Heat Wave, Don’t Use Fans Indoors If It’s Above This Temperature, Experts Warn

It seems a simple decision — using a fan to cool yourself down amid yet another heat wave. But in the extreme conditions much of the country is currently facing, it may not help as much as you’d think ...