Extreme heat has turned much of the country into a tinderbox. More than 350 fires have broken out in the past five days, the government said.
Tag: Heat and Heat Waves
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Tropical Fish Might Be Getting Forgetful as Oceans Heat up
It’s not only people that get woozy from heat, according to new research. If you’re living on a reef full of predators, that mental fog could be deadly.
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Central U.S. Swelters Under Heat Dome, Forcing Cancellations and Precautions
A summer of extreme weather continued as residents coped with oppressive heat across a large stretch of the nation’s midsection.
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Canadian Wildfires Twice as Likely Because of Climate Change, Study Finds
Climate change has made hot, dry and windy conditions like those that fueled this year’s blazes at least twice as common as they would otherwise be.
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Extreme Weather Hits Around the World as Global Temperatures Rise
A mix of devastating wildfires, tropical storms, mudslides and heat waves foreshadows a future of intensified extremes as the world warms.