Howard Ehrman has seen his fair share of gruesome sights in his 56 years as a physician. But he’ll never forget working at Cook County Hospital 30 years ago when a heat wave sweeping the country ...

As heat wave grips half the nation, nighttime temperatures will bring little relief A dangerous heat wave has set in over roughly half of the nation, leaving nearly 150 million people from Texas to ...

WASHINGTON – A deadly, record-setting heat wave was continuing to blast most of the eastern U.S. on Tuesday, June 24, forecasters said, with temperatures soaring to near 100 degrees for tens of ...

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When a hurricane or a wildfire strikes, the economic damage is usually very visible — roofs are ripped off or charred homes line roads. Heat waves cause financial damage, too, but it’s more diffuse: ...