Safety experts say dangerous holiday heat will impact millions. Here's how to stay safe if you're celebrating outside – and when to stay inside.

Parts of the U.S. are experiencing smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting down and rising summer temperatures, creating a ...

Many governors and public officials warned residents of the dangerous heat in their states on July 4. Here's how hot it will be and how to stay safe.

We’ve gotten used to talking about heat waves and smoky days as two separate problems. Increasingly, they’re arriving as one. Warmer, drier stretches of weather and earlier snowmelt have lengthened ...

A well-fitting KN95 or N95 mask can reduce the inhalation of fine particulate matter and help keep people safe if they have to go outside, according to the NYC Emergency Management. The city is giving ...

If you live in Indiana, you could be getting a break on your utility bill.

Wildfire smoke continues to affect air quality across Oregon. Here's what conditions look like in Portland Wednesday morning.

We've heard the warnings and seen the weather maps about the July 2026 heat wave. But meteorologists and heat experts want to be sure people take the warnings seriously because heat really can kill ...

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