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![Record-Breaking US Heat Wave Scorches Midwest as New York Activates the National Guard](https://www.thewellnews.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=420,height=280,format=webp,fit=cover/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Heat_Wave_24170462517339-420x280.jpg)
Extreme heat alerts affected tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday as cities including Chicago broke records at the start of a week of sweltering weather. Midwestern states started to bake Monday in what the National Weather Service called... Read More
![DC Activates Emergency Plan Ahead of Summer’s First Heat Wave](https://www.thewellnews.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=420,height=280,format=webp,fit=cover/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dc-pixabay-420x280.jpg)
WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared an extended heat emergency for the city, urging residents to stay cool and to check on elderly or vulnerable neighbors as temperatures are expected to reach 98 degrees by the end of... Read More
![Post-Labor Day Heat Wave Has DC, Much of US, Sweltering](https://www.thewellnews.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=420,height=280,format=webp,fit=cover/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/heat-420x280.jpg)
WASHINGTON — From the National Mall here in Washington to points far north and south of our region along the Eastern Seaboard, a sizzling, post-Labor Day heat wave has people scrambling for ways to stay cool and safe. All three... Read More
![Greenhouse Gases Heat Up Lawmakers’ Health Concerns](https://www.thewellnews.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=420,height=280,format=webp,fit=cover/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Northwest_Heat_Wave_21194667565034-420x280.jpg)
WASHINGTON -- The million acres of forest that burned in western states in the past week were a lesser concern for a congressional panel that discussed the hazards of high heat caused by climate change Wednesday. “It’s becoming a routine... Read More
![New York City Moves to Protect ‘Vulnerable Populations’ Against Savage Summer Temps](https://www.thewellnews.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=420,height=280,format=webp,fit=cover/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sprinkler2-420x280.jpg)
After waging a pitched, months-long battle against the coronavirus, New York City is now stepping up its efforts to protect its residents from a more familiar adversary -- the onset of summer heat wave season. Even without a global pandemic,... Read More