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The sun sets behind power lines in Los Angeles in September.

Extreme Heat Is Worse For Low-Income, Nonwhite Americans, A New Study Shows

3:39pm July 14, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

A new study finds that for more than 70% of all U.S. counties, urban temperatures are higher in neighborhoods that have low-income people and communities of color.

The British Columbia Wildfire Service is responding to multiple fires in the province this week. Two wildfires pictured here, the Long Loch wildfire and the Derickson Lake wildfire, are in close proximity and estimated to be 740 acres combined in size.

The Deadly Heat Wave Is Triggering Dozens Of Wildfires In Western Canada

12:28pm July 01, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The town of Lytton, British Columbia, caught fire and was completely evacuated Wednesday, just one day after setting a new all-time Canadian heat record with a high of 121 degrees Fahrenheit.

A display at an Olympia Federal Savings branch shows a temperature of 107 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday in the early evening in Olympia, Wash.

The West Coast Heat Has Killed Dozens And Hospitalized More In Canada And The U.S.

6:41pm June 30, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Heat-related illnesses have sent hundreds of people to the ER across the region as temperatures hit unprecedented highs. British Columbia reported about 100 excess deaths from Friday to Monday.

The sun shines near the Space Needle, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Seattle. Seattle and other cities broke all-time heat records over the weekend, with temperatures soaring well above 100 degrees.

PHOTOS: The Record-Breaking Heat Wave That's Scorching The Pacific Northwest

5:44pm June 29, 2021

by Josie Fischels

The Pacific Northwest is being scorched. Trapped beneath a heat dome, the effects of extreme heat are being seen in dramatic detail.

Visitors feel the heat in California's Death Valley earlier this week. This record-setting heat wave's remarkable power, reach and unusually early appearance is giving meteorologists yet more cause for concern about extreme weather in an era of climate ch

The Record Temperatures Enveloping The West Are Not Your Average Heat Wave

1:48pm June 19, 2021

by Eric Westervelt

From the Great Plains to the California coast, a powerful "heat dome" is setting records. This one is stronger and bigger and is appearing earlier than normal.

A 130 degree temperature was recorded Sunday in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Now a committee of scientists is working to verify this temperature, which might turn out to be one of the hottest ever recorded.

How Weather Detectives Scrutinize Would-Be World Records

3:28pm August 19, 2020

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

When a weather station in Death Valley recorded a high of 130 degrees Sunday, it triggered an inquiry to verify the reading. Here's a look into the exacting process of vetting extreme weather claims.

A monitoring station at Death Valley National Park measured a temperature of 130 degrees Sunday — likely a record for August in the park, the National Weather Service says.

130 Degrees: Death Valley Sees What Could Be Record Heat

1:04pm August 17, 2020

Any visitors to the national park are getting blunt advice: "Travel prepared to survive." It's part of a heat wave that is forcing rolling blackouts in the West.