Dangerous temps scorch western U.S.
A heat dome trapping hot air over a wide swath of the West is sending temperatures soaring 15 to 20 degrees above average. Ben Tracy has the latest.
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Dangerous heat wave hits Southwest
More than 30 million people are under extreme heat alerts with temperatures expected to hit triple digits from California to Texas. On Thursday, Las Vegas could reach 112 degrees. CBS News Texas reporter Bo Evans has more.
Early heat wave expected in California
An extreme heat wave is expected in California this week with temperatures in the state's Central Valley set to soar above 100 degrees. The Corral Fire in the area has already burned more than 14,000 acres and is now at least 85% contained. CBS News Sacramento reporter Sakura Gray has more.
Could better safety tech help protect kids from hot cars?
The law requires car manufacturers to install rear seat reminder alerts in new passenger cars by 2025. The government is weighing whether to go beyond that mandate to require occupant detection technology.
Asia's deadly heat wave was made 45 times more likely for this reason
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Summer heat waves already deadly in Asia, and it's still spring
Much of Asia is sweltering under a heat wave that one expert calls "by far the most extreme event in world climatic history."
Maps show where dangerous summer heat could impact U.S.
Last summer, hundreds of millions of people were faced with triple-digit temperatures across the U.S. This year, it could happen again.
Oregon using Medicaid funds for climate-change-related health challenges
Oregon is helping Medicaid patients cope with soaring heat, smoky skies and other effects of climate change.
90% of some of the world's wine regions could disappear, study finds
Climate change means wine could soon have a higher alcohol content — but spoil faster and smell worse.
Wave of warm temperatures hits the U.S.
Unseasonably warm temperatures are hitting at least 300 locations in the U.S. this week. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff reports from Atlanta.
Record heat spurs changes for Texas football
Record-breaking summer temperatures are prompting communities nationwide to adjust to the heat. In Texas, that has meant changing guidelines for high school athletics, including for football teams kicking off their seasons this week. Andrea Lucia of CBS Dallas station KTVT reports.
Costly crop losses for farmers in South
Between an ongoing drought and the unrelenting summer heat, farmers across much of the country have seen their crop growth dwindle. This fall they've had a smaller harvest at a big cost. Mark Strassmann reports.
These charts show what made 2023 the hottest year on record
A breakdown of the numbers and elements that made 2023 the hottest year on record paints a picture of what's to come.
Elderly couple found dead after heater reached 1,000 degrees
"One firefighter stated the heater was so hot it looked as if the basement was currently on fire," the police report said of the incident that left Joan Littlejohn and Glennwood Fowler dead.
Sweltering summer heat took toll on many U.S. farms
One Mississippi peanut and cotton farmer saw crop losses of about $1.2 million.
Texas residents asked to conserve electricity
States in the Northeast will start to see a break in high temperatures, but another hot weekend is in the forecast across the southern U.S. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more.
How the extreme summer heat is taking a toll on Texas businesses
In a survey last month, nearly one quarter of Texas businesses said this summer's heat has negatively impacted their revenue and production.
U.S. Open participant warns that a player is "gonna die" from the heat
Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, said, "You cannot imagine" how intense the heat and humidity were on-court.
U.N.: August 2023 was 2nd hottest month ever
The World Meteorological Organization says August was the second hottest month in recorded history, trailing only July. It was also the hottest August ever recorded by a large margin. CBS News' Christina Ruffini has more on how kids going back to school are dealing with continued hot temperatures. And Laura Paterson, the World Meteorological Organization's representative to the United Nations, joined CBS News to discuss the warming climate.
Without AC, many U.S. schools forced to close amid scorching heat
In the first week of September, schools in nine states have either been closed or dismissed students early because of the heat.
Parts of U.S. scorched by September heat wave
The National Weather Service says temperatures in parts of the U.S. are more than 10 degrees higher than normal. According to the United Nations, Earth just had its hottest summer on record and the head of the U.N. says, "climate breakdown has begun." CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports from Dallas.
Schools close amid late-season heat wave
Businesses and schools are shutting down due to sweltering temperatures across the United States. It comes near the end of a record-breaking hot summer. CBS News' Christina Ruffini reports.
Over 90 million Americans under heat advisories
Millions of Americans are facing unseasonably high heat in the last weeks of summer. Some schools have had to end class early to avoid dangerous conditions just as the school year is beginning. Omar Villafranca reports.
Record heat on unofficial last weekend of summer
Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer for many Americans, but the temperatures were as high as the middle of the season in many parts of the country. Meg Oliver takes a look at how people handled the record temperatures over the long weekend.
UPS driver dies days after working in searing Texas heat
Delivery company driver reporting feeling sick while working his route as temperatures topped 100 degrees.
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
European leaders will join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Trump in Washington on Monday.
Rubio says "both sides are going to have to make concessions" to end Ukraine war
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "both sides are going to have to make concessions" to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
Protesters in Israel strike to demand ceasefire and hostages' release
Protesters in Israel escalated their ongoing campaign on Sunday to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.
U.S. to more heavily scrutinize "good moral character" citizenship requirement
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services instructed officers on Friday to consider additional factors when determining whether immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship have a "good moral character."
White House says National Guard members deployed to D.C. "may be armed"
A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.
Hurricane Erin weakens to Cat 3 storm, but grows in size
Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.
Air Canada to resume flights after government intervention on strike
The strike, which began on Saturday morning, stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season.
West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio to deploy National Guard troops to D.C.
The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order earlier this week.
Adam Scott on "Severance" success
The former "Parks and Recreation" star heads the surreal, critically-acclaimed series about workers at a mysterious corporation whose brains are altered to create distinctly separate personalities in and out of the office.