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Siberia heat wave: A Russian heat wave smashed an all-time record high in one Siberian town on June 20, reaching a scorching 38 °C (100 °F) possibly the hottest temperature on record so far north in the Arctic, continuing an off-the-charts warm year in what is typically one of coldest places on Earth. If that reading is found to be correct ...
The 1936 North American heat wave was one of the most severe heat waves in the modern history of North America. It took place in the middle of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s and caused more than 5,000 deaths. Many state and city record high temperatures set during the 1936 heat wave stood until the 2012 North American heat wave.
State officials said it was the worst heat wave to hit Northern and Southern California simultaneously in 57 years. [25] Front-page newspaper coverage described some individual deaths. [ 26 ] By July 29, the mounting death toll left the coroner's office in Fresno overwhelmed and double-stacking bodies.
The 2018 Camp Fire in the town of Paradise scorched more than 150,000 acres and was the deadliest wildfire in California's history. Ninety-five percent of the town burned in the fire. Ninety-five ...
The heat streak matched similar six-day streaks set in September 2023, August 1996 and June 1985. Grant Craton catches his son Finn, 4, as he dives into the Templeton pool, run by San Luis Obispo ...
An excessive heat warning is in effect from 11 a.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Monday across much of Southern California, including Los Angeles County, Ventura County and the southern Santa Barbara ...
The Summer 2012 North American heat wave was one of the most severe heat waves in modern North American history. It resulted in more than 82 heat-related deaths across the United States and Canada , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and an additional twenty-two people died in the resultant June 2012 North American derecho .
The worst heat wave of the year will continue to broil Southern California at least until Wednesday. Here is a rundown of what to expect: The worst of a record Southern California heat wave still ...