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Extreme heat warning issued for Maine with feel-like temps soaring to over 100 degrees
An extreme heat warning has been issued for Maine on Tuesday due to dangerously hot temperatures and high humidity ...
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Dangerous heat to envelop Maine this week
Maine will swelter under dangerously hot conditions this week, and state officials are warning people to stay safe. It will ...
Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave
NEW YORK (AP) — Extensive triple digit heat, broken temperature records and oppressive humidity piled up into a steaming mess ...
Visitors find relief from summer heat at Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — Visitors at Old Orchard Beach are dipping their toes to beat Tuesday's extreme heat. "I'm here on ...
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Understanding the impact of extreme heat on transportation infrastructure
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mikhail Chester, professor of engineering at Arizona State University, about how extreme heat affects transportation infrastructure.
How hot will it get? Record-smashing heat wave to scorch millions across the US
An "extremely dangerous heat wave" is continuing to scorch a huge area of the eastern United States June 23, affecting tens ...
US heat wave exposes infrastructure, health vulnerabilities – and it’s not quite over yet
As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...
Heat dome to bring another day of stifling temperatures ahead of much-needed relief
NEW YORK – A massive heat dome that sparked the first major heat wave of the summer brought record-breaking temperatures to ...
Maine heat wave incoming: NOAA forecasts hotter than normal summer
That forecast comes with the potential for more extreme heat, more humidity, and more risk for heat-related illnesses.