“This dog is so thirsty,” says one of the officers in the body cam footage New Smyrna Beach Police Department/Facebook Dog Rescued from Dangerously Hot Truck A dog was left inside of a U-Haul truck while the owners went to the beach on a hot summer day. On Sunday, June 2, the canine was left […]
BIKANER, India (AP) — People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the risk of heatstrokes for laborers working outdoors. India’s weather department expects the high temperatures to persist across the region for the next few days and has […]
American Airlines passengers were stuck on a sweltering Boeing jet for more than an hour while waiting to depart from Miami to Costa Rica late Thursday night, two travelers told FOX Business. The American Airlines Flight 1353 passengers say they were deplaned twice before being switched to another aircraft at Miami International Airport. Data from […]
It is so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 83 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. Others were rescued by residents, including five that were rushed to a local veterinarian who […]
A new Florida law is putting outdoor workers’ lives in danger by prohibiting cities and towns from passing heat protections. What happened? In April 2024, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that will bar municipalities from enacting heat protections for workers. The move was an apparent response to efforts from farmworkers in Miami-Dade County […]
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found. Scorching temperatures were felt across large swaths of Asia, from Gaza in the […]
(Bloomberg) — Several parts of India will witness scorching heat in May, raising concerns about health risks for residents as well as power shortages. Most Read from Bloomberg The number of heat wave days are also likely to be higher during the month, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, said at an […]
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — With temperatures hitting 90 degrees across the area, many people living in rent-controlled apartment buildings in D.C. are sweltering without air conditioning. That’s because D.C. law says the switch to A/C isn’t required until May 15. How Washingtonians are beating the spring heat The switch from heat to air conditioning […]
MANILA (AP) — Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled in-person classes for two days. […]
Two months into the new year and Dallas-Fort Worth has had to sweat out record hot days. But does this portend a sweltering summer season? Not quite, said Jennifer Dunn, warning coordination meteorologist at the NWS Fort Worth office, explaining that a direct correlation can’t be made between the early arrival of 90-degree days and […]