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Dangerous Humid Heat Days Have More Than Doubled, New Studies Show

Human-driven warming has made humid heat more frequent, creating a public-health, infrastructure, cooling-systems crisis.

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WMO Flags Likely El Niño Return as Peru Issues Coastal Alerts

APS Settles With Arizona AG, Will Halt Power Shutoffs at 95°F

New York Opens HEAP Cooling Aid, Offering Up to $1,000 for AC Units

Record March Heat Spreads From U.S. West Into Plains as Heat Dome Persists

Western Australia Swelters Under Severe Heatwave as Pilbara and Gascoyne Near 50°C

Latin America Heat Deaths Seen Doubling by Mid-Century Despite Paris-Era Gains

Extreme Heat Days in Major Cities Up About 25% Since the 1990s, IIED Finds

Delta Breeze and Marine Layer Bring Cool Down to Northern California

UK Homes Left Vulnerable as Future Homes Standard Overlooks Summer Heat

Japan Breaks Heat Record With 41.8°C in Ongoing Heatwave

Alicante Residents Demand Heat Shelters After Greenpeace Flags National Coverage Gaps

Corn Evapotranspiration Drives Late July Heat Dome Humidity

Canícula 2025 Begins With Temperatures Exceeding 40 °C as Authorities Issue Alerts

Chicago Unveils Heat Vulnerability Index and Expands Tree Canopy on 30th Anniversary of 1995 Heat Wave

Germany Expands Italy Travel Guidance With Detailed Natural and Climate Risk Alerts

Chicago Marks 30th Anniversary of 1995 Heat Wave with Push for Expanded Cooling Measures

Amtrak Train 94 Stranded in Baltimore Tunnel During East Coast Heat Wave

Southern B.C. Braces for Early-Season Heat Surge

Berlin opens dedicated heat relief centers for its homeless population