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This record-hot summer might actually be the coolest for the rest of your life
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.
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In ‘brutal' US Open heat, Daniil Medvedev warns during his win that a player is ‘gonna die'
Daniil Medvedev has reached his fourth U.S. Open semifinal as the heat and humidity continue to rise at the Grand Slam tennis tournament.
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Heat wave won't affect fall crops, farmers say
While some crops were damaged by frost and flooding earlier this year, farmers say this week’s heat wave won’t do damage to their fall crops.
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Schools make adjustments due to extreme heat
Schools across Connecticut dismissed early and cut back on athletic activities due to another day of extreme heat.
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World just endured its hottest summer on record. UN chief says ‘climate breakdown has begun'
“We can still avoid the worst of climate chaos – and we don’t have a moment to lose,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
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Cooling centers to open as heat wave hits Connecticut
Although summer is coming to an unofficial close with Labor Day weekend wrapping up, Connecticut residents cannot expect the heat wave to let up. Temperatures over the next few days are forecast to rise close to or into the low 90s, paired with humidity. Governor Ned Lamont is activating Connecticut’s extreme hot weather protocol from noon Tuesday to 8...
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1-year-old dies in hot day care van as scorching weather hits central US
Prosecutors charged the 62-year-old van driver on Tuesday with a felony count of child negligence resulting in death
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A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat
A zoo outside Athens is feeding animals with frozen meals to help shield them from the searing heat as heat wave temperatures return to Greece.
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Cactuses can withstand the heat right? In parts of Arizona, not so much
It’s so hot in Arizona’s capital that not even the cactuses are surviving.
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How to keep cool in hot weather: Safety tips during heat waves
Dangerously hot conditions arrived in the tri-state Thursday and are expected to last through the weekend in what is expected to be the first heat wave of the summer. These hot conditions have proven dangerous time and time again. Hot temperatures kill hundreds of people every year with heat-related deaths topping more than 700 every year in the United States…
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Urban heat islands are making an already broiling summer worse for millions of people
A new analysis found that more than 41 million Americans live in neighborhoods that are at least 8 degrees hotter than surrounding areas.
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Staying cool while saving energy as CT braces for heat
The mid-summer heat wave is on. With temperatures reaching the mid-90s expected later this week, hydrating and staying indoors with an air conditioning unit are a few ways to stay cool, but generally, that comes with a cost. “I don’t even want to know. I’m afraid to look at my bill but I assume it’s going to be higher...
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World Weather Attribution report: Climate change to intensify more frequent heatwaves
Report warns: Urgent climate intervention required to prevent intensifying heatwaves and protect vulnerable populations.
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Phoenix hits at least 110 for 19th straight day, breaking U.S. city records in worldwide heat wave
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.
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Death Valley visitors drawn to the hottest spot on Earth during ongoing US heat wave
Most visitors to Death Valley National Park only make it a short distance to any site at the hottest and driest place on Earth before returning to the sanctuary of an air-conditioned vehicle.
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17 hospitalized, 2 go into cardiac arrest at Ed Sheeran concert amid extreme heat
Extreme heat can increase the chances people experience heat exhaustion and heat stroke. There are ways to avoid heat-related illnesses.
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Many hit Connecticut shoreline amid record-high temps
NBC Connecticut traveled to Hammonasset State Park to talk to beachgoers enjoying the hot weather.
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Connecticut reaches first heat wave of the year
Connecticut has officially reached its first wave of the year, meaning the state has seen three consecutive days with temps above 90 degrees. Friday is the seventh day overall this year that we’ve seen temperatures above 90 degrees. But it also marks the first heat wave of 2023. The humidity is uncomfortable and the “feels-like” temperatures are approaching 95. It…
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For the third day in a row, Earth's average temperature breaks record highs
Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday beat a record set Tuesday, and came after a previous record that was set on Monday.