Relentless, record-breaking heat continues to bake Phoenix
By Seth Borenstein and Anita Snow | Associated Press PHOENIX — Phoenix’s streak of dangerously hot days was poised to smash a record for major U.S. cities on Tuesday, the …
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Las Vegas heat wave could break records
By Ken Ritter and Julie Watson | Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Visitors to Las Vegas on Friday stepped out momentarily to snap photos and were hit by blast-furnace air. …
Three-in-four Californians say climate change is contributing to the state’s extreme weather events
With a heat wave approaching that could send inland temperatures soaring this weekend to more than 105 degrees, a new poll shows Californians’ concerns are rising about climate change and …
Heat deaths soared with temps in Europe last year
By Frank Jordans | Associated Press BERLIN — Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for …