William Jamal Wilson cools off at Canal Park as he passes by June 23 in Washington, D.C. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) 0 min Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang ...
We've all heard: "It's not the heat; it's the humidity." Well, it's not just a cliché; there is truth to it. According to the National Weather Service, the heat index is what the temperature feels ...
A massive heat dome fueling the first major heat wave of the summer brought record-breaking temperatures to cities across the Northeast on Monday, and the life-threatening conditions will continue on ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- During extreme heat, we spend a lot of time warning you about dehydration, sunburns and heat stroke. But there's something else just as ...
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Corn sweat will intensify a heat wave this week
July has already been more humid than average, and now another, less obvious factor will enhance humidity this week: corn sweat. Like a person breathing, corn exhales water vapor through its leaves — ...
Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them
The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming. Hundreds of ...
The fourth heat wave of the year kicked off Friday and is set to continue into next week. A Heat Advisory is in effect for central North Carolina from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with heat index values ranging ...
More than 150 million people in the eastern U.S. are under heat alerts as of early Tuesday — including about 75 million under extreme heat warnings from North Carolina to Maine. It will be the peak ...
What's the key to staying cool during heat wave? Electric fan may not be the answer, researchers say
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- After a mild July, August is really heating up. What's the key to staying cool? It might surprise you to learn that an electric fan might not be the answer. When temperatures ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Although you won't see it in most weather reports, we're being affected by a heat wave, and it could have a profound effect on creatures -- from whales to sharks to threatened ...
The National Weather Service forecast calls for temperatures in the high 90s June 25 with a heat index over 100 degrees in much of North Jersey. North Jersey should see "a more noticeable break in the ...
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