Tag: temperatures

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss weather service said Monday a heat wave has driven the zero-degree Celsius level to its highest altitude since recordings on it in Switzerland began nearly 70 years ago, an ominous…

A sizzling month marked by record heat waves, major wildfires, melting sea ice and a burgeoning El Niño will go down in the books as the hottest July on record — at least until next…

The human body can barely cope with weather this hot. In Phoenix, where the asphalt can hit 180, emergency-room doctors are zipping heat-stroke victims into body bags full of ice. Tens of thousands worldwide die…

Nearly 200 million people in the United States, or 60% of the U.S. population, are under a heat advisory or flood warning or watch and have been since Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.…

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix’s relentless streak of dangerously hot days was finally poised to smash a record for major U.S. cities on Tuesday, the 19th straight day the desert city was to see temperatures soar…

PHOENIX (AP) — Millions of people across the Southwest are living through a historic heat wave, with even the heat-experienced desert city of Phoenix being tested since temperatures have hit 110 for 13 consecutive days.…

NURDAGI, Turkey (AP) — Search teams and international aid poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures and sometimes using their bare hands dug through the remains of buildings flattened…

About an inch of wet, heavy snow fell over Allen County overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. Temperatures were expected to remain cold before warming to the 50s Friday and Saturday, then drop again on…

Ornamental trees, shrubs and bushes have been struggling with the drought this summer. Some types of trees, particularly those of the evergreen variety, have been hit hard by extremely dry conditions and high temperatures this…

Drought conditions, a return of high temperatures and a request from the sheriff prompted county commissioners to issue a countywide burn ban on Tuesday. Sheriff Bryan Murphy asked commissioners to implement the burn ban as…