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Heat Relief Network Launches Friday Across Phoenix Area as City Activates Expanded Summer Plan

Regional partners move early to cut preventable heat deaths following last year’s decline.

UN FAO–WMO Report Warns Extreme Heat Is Undermining Global Food Systems

NOAA Confirms Hottest U.S. March on Record

Tampa Bay Region Imposes 'Extreme' Water Shortage Rules

Western U.S. Heatwave Spreads Into Central States, Sets New U.S. March Temperature Record

Western Cape Heat Wave Sets March Records and Triggers Safety Measures

Kerala Sanctions Rs 1 Crore Per District for Summer Heat Mitigation

Bari Tops Italy’s 2026 Climate Index for Third Year

South Texas Hits 104 Degrees in February, Potential U.S. Winter Record Under Review

New Study Warns Tour de France Must Rethink July Schedule as Extreme Heat Risk Rises

Study Finds Coffee Heartlands Now Endure Dozens More Hot Days From Human Warming

Rio de Janeiro Enters Heat Protocol Level 3 as Maximum Hits 39.2°C

Dozens Hurt in Palometa Attacks at Victoria Beach, One Loses Part of Finger

Australia Endures Extreme Heatwave With Temperatures Near 47C as Fire Danger Intensifies

Attribution Report Finds 2025 Among Hottest Years as Human Warming Drives Deadlier Extremes

2025 Ranked Among Hottest Years as Three-Year Global Average Exceeds 1.5°C

Provisional Report Puts 2025 Among France’s Hottest Years on Record

USC Study Links Extreme Heat to Faster Biological Aging in Older Adults

Arizona Coalition Presses Hobbs for Enforceable Heat Rules as Task Force Nears Deadline

B.C. Supreme Court Certifies Class Action Over Lytton Wildfire Against CN and CP