Heat
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Newyork
It May Feel Like 100 Degrees in New York on Tuesday
The hot spell will continue until Thursday, officials predict, and the city and surrounding areas were placed under a heat advisory.
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US
Sizzling Day in North Dakota? Lately, It’s No Surprise.
At a county fair near Fargo, many residents shrugged off the heat, at least for one day.
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US
U.S. Heat Wave Stretches Into Another Day, and Starts to Move East
The extreme heat that has lingered over the West for more than a week will push into the Midwest and Northeast by early next week, forecasters said.
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News
Which States Pay the Highest Energy Costs?
A recent study ranked all 50 states based on the average monthly energy bill in each. Hint: It’s better in the heat than in the cold.
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US
Hot Weather Bakes Millions in U.S., as Many in Houston Swelter Without Power
More than 144 million Americans from the West Coast to the I-95 corridor were under heat advisories and warnings Wednesday.
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Newyork
The Tragedy at This Year’s Hajj Is Just the Beginning
In April 2020, when New York City was the “Covid capital of the world,” 815 New Yorkers died from the disease on the city’s deadliest day. A potter’s field burial site on Hart Island was receiving 24 bodies each day, as many as the city typically ...
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World
Pakistan Withers Under Deadly Heat and Fears the Coming Rains
Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, endured days of temperatures above 100 Fahrenheit, made worse by power cuts and high humidity.
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Newyork
New Jersey Is One of America’s Fastest-Warming States, Data Shows
Global warming is hitting the entire Northeast particularly hard, according to figures provided by Climate Central, a nonprofit group.
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World
Heat Is Killing Thousands, and Big Events Have Not Adjusted
The deaths of at least 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj points to the growing threat that climate change poses to beloved gatherings.
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News
Three Ideas to Beat the Heat, and the People Who Made Them Happen
As temperatures soar around the world, practical experiments are emerging to protect people.