EXTREME HEAT

An estimated 39 million homes and businesses in the United States could soon face skyrocketing insurance premiums — if they can even find insurance coverage at all. That’s according to a new report from First Street Foundation, which warns that this “insurance bubble” could lead to a costly, widespread housing crisis coast-to-coast.

Summer 2023 broke heat records across the globe but climate experts say it could be the coolest summer we experience for the rest of our lives.

Conditions will stay muggy overnight with temperatures falling into the upper 60s and low 70s. Friday will start off dry with scattered showers and storms possible in the afternoon. Many school districts have made the decision to dismiss students early due to the extreme heat. Click here for a full list of early dismissals. Temps will be slightly cooler with…

State and federal agencies are scrambling to find measures to combat what experts call one of the harshest and most neglected effects of climate change in the U.S.: rising heat deaths and injuries of people who work in triple-digit temperatures.

Death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a person’s life even when it seems obvious it was a factor.

As parts of the U.S. continue to experience record high-temperatures, it’s important to know what you should and shouldn’t do to keep you and your loved ones safe.

Dangerous heat is forecast to “engulf” much of the eastern half of the United States as extreme temperatures spread from the Midwest into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic where some residents will see their hottest temperatures of the year, according to the National Weather Service.

Report warns: Urgent climate intervention required to prevent intensifying heatwaves and protect vulnerable populations.

Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix and extreme heat stretches across the American South.

The extreme heat scorching Phoenix set a new record Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) in a summer of suffering echoing around much of the globe.

A health expert explains why hot weather leaves the elderly and young children more susceptible to heat illnesses.

A scorcher of a Friday meant plenty of beachgoers at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison. “Enjoying the cool water and the breeze,” said Kat Dementrion, who made the trip down from Springfield, Mass. Her friend, Renee – agreed, “Beating the summer heat is all about enjoying time with your friends, having some drinks on the beach and just enjoying…

As local temperatures soar past the 90s, multiple Connecticut cities and towns have opened cooling centers in an effort to shelter vulnerable populations from the intense weather. Gov. Ned Lamont activated Connecticut’s extreme hot weather protocol Wednesday afternoon, warning residents to stay inside when they can. The protocol will remain in effect through Friday at 8 p.m. As a...

The scorching heat wave across the U.S. has caused more than a dozen deaths. Here’s a guide for you and your pets.

With all the concrete and lack of green space in many areas, cities can be much hotter than the official temperature readings you might get at the airport — as much as 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit warmer. That can be dangerous and cities need to adapt, LX News climate storyteller Chase Cain explains.

A hiker died Monday and five others were rescued after the group ran out of water and got lost on trails amid triple-digit temperatures in Arizona. Deputies with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office received a call on Monday at 1:25 p.m. for possible heat exhaustion at the Spur Cross Trailhead Mountain, about 40 miles north of Phoenix. Five people were…

The middle of the U.S. will get hotter over the next three decades, and “feels like” temperatures could reach 125 on some days, according to a new extreme heat analysis from the First Street Foundation. LX News climate storyteller Chase Cain explains, and details another projection on a “megaflood” that could impact California in the future.

Gov. Ned Lamont is activating Connecticut’s extreme weather protocol starting 8 a.m. Tuesday in preparation for extreme heat expected over the next several days. The governor said he enacted the protocol to ensure the availability of cooling centers over the next several days. Our NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking a potential heat wave for the first week of August....