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Death Valley had just recorded one of the hottest temperatures ever measured, pushing conditions past 130°F. Instead of watching from a distance, the decision was made to go there and experience it ...

Death Valley is one of the most famous desert regions in North America. It currently holds the official world record for the hottest temperature, which is 134 degrees Fahrenheit, that was recorded at ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — The owners of a Scottsdale assisted living facility are barred from caring for vulnerable adults for five years after prosecutors said neglect led to a resident dying from ...

In one of the hottest places on the planet, a modest desert shrub has quietly rewritten what scientists thought plants could survive. The discovery of the most heat-tolerant plant yet found on Earth ...

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A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier tries to stay cool under the shade of an umbrella as she walks her route along East Grand Avenue in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (ElÌas Valverde ...

Carla Gates says her husband Eugene Gates Jr.'s death still hangs over their home and has driven her call for stronger heat protections so other workers are not exposed to a workplace “death trap.” ...

Climate change was linked to several of the extreme weather events this year. Devastating wildfires, flooding and extreme heat events took place over the past year, several resulting in mass ...

We humans are a delicate bunch. We don’t have bark, boney exo-plates, or lush fur to protect us from hostile environments, so we have to steal what other creatures produce just to survive in regions ...

The low-latitude highlands region of southwestern China experienced two major climate events in recent years: a severe drought in 2009–2010 and an extreme heat wave in 2019. Though both sprang from ...