verywellhealth16d
Heat Exhaustion vs. Heatstroke: What’s the Difference?
Both heat exhaustion and heatstroke are serious conditions. They are types of heat illness—medical conditions that result from the body’s inability to control its core body temperature after exposure ...
WLWT18d
High heat to impact Cincinnati area this week: What you need to know
Heat and humidity are building this week, with feels-like temperatures nearly reaching triple digits.A HEAT ADVISORY goes into effect at noon on Tuesday and lasts through 8 p.m. Wednesday due to ...
CBS News18d
Maps show where late-summer heat wave will affect millions in U.S.
A heat wave was expected to bring record-high temperatures to the midwestern United States this week before spreading to the East Coast, forecasters said. At the same time, a bout of severe ...
The Verge19d
Heat-related deaths are on the rise, but they don’t have to be
Heat-related deaths are on the rise in the US, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The number of heat-related deaths recorded in the US jumped ...
ABC News19d
Summer scorcher: Dangerous heat to head to Northeast after slamming Midwest
D.C. may hit a new record-high temperature on Wednesday. Extreme heat is gripping the Midwest before moving into the Northeast. Chicago is in the center of an excessive heat warning that stretches ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch19d
Extreme heat to scorch St. Louis this week, with highs near 100 degrees
But conditions this week will feel significantly hotter than what the mercury reflects, with Monday’s heat index topping out at 104 degrees in St. Louis. Tuesday’s could hit 108 or 109 ...
Slate19d
How the Heat Is Changing Us
We’ve been experiencing—and can expect in the future—longer heat waves, with higher lows, and sweat that won’t evaporate as easily off our bodies. The summer heat will, on balance ...
The New York Times20d
Heat Deaths Have Doubled in the U.S. in Recent Decades, Study Finds
The finding comes as a late-August heat wave bears down on a significant part of the country. By Austyn Gaffney As dangerous heat bears down on the central and eastern United States this week ...
Associated Press20d
Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from the heat as oppressive humidity and high ...
Forbes20d
‘Corn Sweat’ Worsening Midwest Heat Wave: Here’s What To Know
A heat dome is bringing high temperatures to much of the Midwest this week and they’re being worsened by humidity that is, at least in part, caused by moisture being released from crops—or ...
Time20d
Heat-Related Deaths Have Increased More than 100% in the Past Two Decades
The number of heat-related deaths in the U.S. increased 117% between 1999 and 2023, according to new research. The research comes after a summer of scorching temperatures and heat waves in the U.S ...