When the heat index tops 105°F, as it has this week in central North Carolina, the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory. Meteorologists warn people to limit their time in the sun and advise that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat-related illness. But for many workers, taking a break from summer’s extreme […]

Utah’s raging wildfires have burned fast and big in the backcountry, but cities and suburbs are also dealing with destructive fires.

With Arkansas temperatures hitting triple digits again Tuesday, football practices and summer camps are changing plans to avoid the worst of the heat. The National Weather Service has placed the entire state under a heat advisory, at a minimum, with large swaths of central and eastern Arkansas placed under a more severe extreme heat warning […]