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

Forecasters expect a brief cooldown that still leaves conditions warm enough for more daily records.

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

Phoenix Cites Preliminary Drop in 2025 Heat Deaths, Touts Expanded Cooling Efforts

Yale Maps Show Broad Climate Harm in India, Mixed Views on Human Cause

AI Analysis Finds 2003-Style Heatwaves Now Could Kill 17,800 in a Week, Far More at 3°C Warming

Heat-Related Deaths Double in Latin America, 2025 Lancet Countdown Finds

Study Finds 181,000 Heat-Linked Deaths in Europe Across 2022–2024

Study Links Europe’s 2024 Heatwaves to 62,700 Deaths, Up a Quarter From 2023

Study Links Climate Change to Two-Thirds of 24,400 Summer Heat Deaths in European Cities

Analysis Estimates 602 Summer Heat Deaths in Andalusia as Europe’s Cities Record 24,400