Summer 2023 brought an immense surge in heat deaths. It's left to the Maricopa County medical examiner's office to compile ...

Hottest US city, buffeted by extreme temperatures, sees 579 heat-related in 2023, with large proportion among unhoused people Heat deaths surged by 50% in Phoenix in 2023 – the deadliest year on ...

Maricopa County counted 425 heat-related deaths last year, a 25% increase from 2021, and saw a spike when, as now, daytime highs peaked above 110 and nighttime lows lingered around 90.

The dangerous heat that plagues Arizona confirms a grim reality. New data released by Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, shows extreme heat killed more people this season than ever recorded.

After two years of record breaking heat that brought a surge of deaths and health emergencies, several states have enacted or ...

Phoenix will launch a new overnight heat relief program next summer and a slew of homelessness services programs using nearly $20 million in federal funds the city was at risk of losing.

Snakes are trying to seek shelter and cool down during the record-breaking heat, and homes provide a water source and shade. Crews were called to South Mountain's Mormon Trail and Shaw Butte ...

Author Mahua Sen writes about her hometown of Forbesganj in Bihar. The people are tired, and they want to be a part of the mainstream of the country. In the villages falling in the ambit of the ...

Phoenix has entered the deadly hot phase of summer, when sustained daytime temperatures stress bodies and simmering nights offer little relief. Climate warming and urban magnification of heat have ...

Phoenix will launch a new overnight heat relief program next summer and a slew of homelessness services programs using nearly ...