Emergency Rooms Swamped as Record Heat Above 100F Wilts US South
Heat-related illnesses have spiked as the US bakes in a record-hot summer, forcing some hospitals to call in
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Department of Transportation investigating lengthy Delta Air Lines delay in triple-digit temperatures
Federal officials are investigating a Delta Air Lines flight that taxied around the Las Vegas airport for nearly 90 minutes on Monday in triple-digit temperatures, causing at least one person to need medical treatment.
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Europeans are still flocking to the scorching Mediterranean. But extreme heat could dent bookings in future
Spain and Italy may still be among the most popular destinations for Europeans to take their vacations, but there are signs scorching weather in southern Europe has started to change travelers' calculations on where to go in the future.
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There are almost no national safety rules protecting workers exposed to high heat
OSHA, the federal agency charged with protecting you on the job, can do little or nothing if your boss orders you to work outside in the searing summer sun.
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Walkouts and strike threats: Europe's outdoor workers struggle under the blistering heat wave
As swaths of southern Europe continue to swelter under a deadly heat wave, for many outdoor workers, it's turning into a brutal endurance test.
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Extreme heat will drive up health care costs by $1 billion each summer, study finds
Extreme heat will generate about $1 billion in health care costs every summer as more people get rushed to the emergency room or admitted to the hospital to treat temperature-related conditions, a recent study found.
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We can't air-condition our way out of America's heat crisis
Extreme heat in the summer has become America's brutal new reality. But local, state and federal aid programs and infrastructure to help people cool down haven't kept up with the country's record-shattering temperatures.
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Record heat: Stocks winners and losers
As Americans desperately seek to cool off, some stocks are rising with the temperature.
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Wheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions flare
Global inflation is finally coming down, but heightened geopolitical tensions could mean that food is about to get a lot more expensive.
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Louisiana juveniles are suffering dangerous heat and isolation in an old death row facility built for adults, a lawsuit states. Experts say the harm could be irreversible
Children in the custody of Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former death row building at an adult prison are suffering dangerous heat conditions and routine isolation in their cells that experts say could cause serious and irreversible harm, according to a federal court filing Monday.
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Amazon is inundated with shoppers desperately trying to cool off
Consumers are snapping up air conditioners, ice makers, pool floats and other goods to help them cool down in response to a brutal heat wave in the United States.
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Heatwave: Italy's major cities on red heat alert
Parts of Sardinia and Sicily will be the hottest in Europe with highs of 46C or 47C.
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