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Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest
National Post· 7 days agoRon Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a...
Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore | CNN
CNN.com· 5 days agoTemperatures rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit — a sucker punch to those sweltering in their homes,...
Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoAround 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and...
More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from...
Persistent heat wave in U.S. expected to shatter records as it bakes West, swelters in East
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoAn excessive heat warning — the National Weather Service’s highest alert — was in effect for about...
Three straight 100-degree Sacramento days? I’m okay. Nature has a hotter plan in mind | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoIt’s early July, so we all know true relief is still months away. For now, it’s just too hot. We...
Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 14 hours agoDEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from...
No One Knows Exactly How Many People Are Dying From Extreme Heat
Bloomberg· 1 day agoRising temperatures are killing a growing number of people around the world. Academics, doctors and...
More than 100 million Americans are under heat alerts on blazing Fourth of July
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoThe weather service warned that there would not likely be substantial overnight cool-off, meaning...
Searing heat wave grips large parts of the US
9news· 14 hours agoMore than 146 million people around the US were under heat alerts today, especially in the western states. California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon,...