How to avoid heat-related illnesses
With excessive heat advisories in effect across the U.S., here's how to avoid heat-related illnesses.
Weather
Extreme heat and flooding worldwide reflect the magnitude of the climate crisis
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chris Field, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, about the extreme weather events occurring globally.
Flash floods kill at least 5 people in Pennsylvania as storms sweep the Northeast
More than 40 million people across the Northeast were at moderate risk of excessive rainfall on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
9 bodies are pulled from a flooded tunnel in South Korea as rains cause flash floods
Days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country. Dozens have died and thousands have been evacuated.
In the South of Spain, residents use age-old wisdom to deal with extreme heat
Consecutive heatwaves have ushered in summer in Spain.
A punishing heat wave hits the West and Southwest U.S.
A heat wave that's expected to peak this weekend kicked off with record high temperatures and put one-third of Americans under heat alerts.
People and pets seek shade and cool as Europe sizzles under a heat wave
Fifteen cities in Italy, most of them in the country's center and south, were under heat advisories. Czech temperatures soared to a new record high. European countries father north also sweltered.
Minnesota and Wisconsin issue air quality alerts amid a new round of Canada smoke
Parts of the Midwest are seeing unhealthy air quality this weekend, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and the Dakotas. It can be most dangerous for kids, older people and other sensitive groups.
Phoenix could break its record for longest hot spell as extreme heat persists
Much of the U.S. continues to be gripped by extreme heat — especially Phoenix. That's where temperatures have been at or above 110 degrees every day for two weeks now.
A Vermont farmer faces the aftermath of massive flooding
A Burlington-area man says his small organic farm sustained $350,000-$400,000 in crop damages alone — and was canoeing through his fields after heavy rains earlier this week.