Heat Wave 2011

A Crime Of The Heat: Hot Summer Worsened By Air Conditioner Thieves

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 10.12.2011

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HOUSTON — Intense heat Texas and other parts of the country have experienced this summer has made thefts of air conditioning units by criminals ...

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Is This Heat the 'New Normal'? A Look at Philadelphia (VIDEO)

David Kroodsma | Posted 10.04.2011

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Every 10 years NOAA scientists calculate average temperatures and precipitation from thousands of U.S. locations. These "new normals" indicate how a changing climate may affect everything from energy bills to crops to insurance premiums.

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Record-Breaking Heat Broils U.S. As Storm Looms Near

Posted 10.03.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters/Wendell Marsh) - Record-breaking heat continued to broil central and southern states on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Emily threat...

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Heat Wave Broke Records Across The U.S.

Posted 10.01.2011

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The sweltering month of July has come to an end, but not before over 2,000 records were broken by high temperatures. The Huffington Post reports that ...

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WATCH: Cute/Ridiculous Animal Thing Of The Day: We Are All This Dog

Posted 09.23.2011

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The July 2011 Heat Wave From Hell now has an official animal mascot. Our new favorite bulldog, Gus, can't stand being outside in 100+ temperatures ...

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Heat Wave Roasts East Coast, Cooler Temperatures On The Way

AP | CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 09.22.2011

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NEW YORK — (AP) A heat wave scorched the East Coast with another day of triple-digit temperatures on Saturday, forcing power authorities to throttle...

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Heat Wave And Air Pollution Create A Double-Whammy Of Health Risks

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 09.21.2011

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New Hampshire and Maine are probably not the first places that come to mind when you think of air pollution. In fact, cities from both states were rec...

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It's SO HOT Outside...

Posted 09.21.2011

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In case you haven't heard, it is hot. Really hot. Really, really hot. Seriously, if Congress' AC went out, we'd have a vote to raise the debt ceili...

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How To Beat The Heat: Advice From Around The Globe

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 09.21.2011

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-- There are places in the world where no one would think of frying an egg on the sidewalk – if only because there are few sidewalks, and eggs ...

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Heat Wave 2011: What About The Animals?

AP | By ANGIE YACK and JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 09.21.2011

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PARADISE, Pa. (Associated Press) -- Cows don't crank up the air conditioning, pigs can't chill out in a movie theater and chickens won't cannonball in...

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PHOTOS: Deadly Heat Wave Spreads From Midwest To East

Reuters | By Barbara Goldberg | Posted 09.20.2011

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NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - Sweating crowds on the East Coast and in the Midwest flocked to waterfronts and urban cooling centers on Thursday to...

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States Cut Programs Helping Families Pay Electric Bills

AP | By TOM COYNE | Posted 09.20.2011

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Many states hit hardest by this week's searing heat wave have drastically cut or entirely eliminated programs that help poor peopl...

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Heat To Beat Nonprofits? Orgs Can't Keep Up With Demand For Fans, AC

Cincinnati.com | Carrie Whitaker | Posted 09.19.2011

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Local nonprofits and social-service agencies are reporting long waiting lists this summer in their programs that provide air conditioners and fans to ...

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Hot Enough for You? (Cool Enough for Him)

Rick Horowitz | Posted 09.20.2011

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The sun is a furnace. The sun is an oven. The sun is clichés he hasn't even thought of yet. It's time for... Basement Man.

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Climate Change Brings More Deadly Heat Waves

Sarah Lovinger | Posted 09.19.2011

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While July is always a warm month, the extent and duration of this year's heat is unusual and deadly. News reports indicate that people are dying in this protracted heat wave.

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Blistering Heat Wave Stressing Nation's Power Grid

AP | By JONATHAN FAHEY | Posted 09.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- A lengthy, blistering heat wave that is blanketing the eastern half of the United States is putting significant stress on the nation's pow...

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PHOTOS: Chicago Gets Baked

Posted 09.19.2011

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Chicagoans are being urged to stay indoors Wednesday as the unbearable heat that has gripped much of the nation becomes even less bearable. As of ...

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Heat 'Dome' Puts U.S. In Pressure Cooker

AP | By TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 09.19.2011

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CHICAGO -- If the extreme heat and humidity lingering over much of the nation feels like a steam bath, it's because the same principles are at work in...

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Watch: Heat Wave Smothers Much of U.S.

Posted 09.19.2011

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The heat-wave that has gripped much of the central United States is headed east and, meteorologists say it is only going to get worse. And they ar...

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WATCH: How To Stay Cool In Heat Wave

Posted 09.18.2011

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It's official: heat wave 2011 is in full force. And if you're out and about in this scorching summer weather, it's inevitable that you're going to fin...

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Oppressive Heat Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Posted 09.18.2011

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Chicago is certainly not the only city suffering from extreme heat and high humidity at the moment--but things are expected to get worse before they g...

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Heat Wave Will Spread Extreme Discomfort To East Coast, Hit Poor The Hardest

AP/The Huffington Post | By TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 09.18.2011

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CHICAGO -- Midwest residents woke Tuesday to the whir of fans and air conditioners, the soundtrack to an unusually intense heat wave enveloping most o...

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Heat Wave Bakes Central U.S., Expected To Expand Eastward

Reuters | Posted 09.17.2011

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A heat wave with oppressive temperatures and stifling humidity lingered and intensified in the midsection of the country on Mo...

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Triple Digits Across The Country

Reuters | By Molly O'Toole | Posted 09.16.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiery reds and oranges nearly covered the United States on meteorologist maps as a massive heat wave hit hard in much of th...

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The Heat Is Too Damn High

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 08.08.2011

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For those of you who, when huddled and shivering in winter coats in December's blizzard, warming hands in gloves and mugs of cocoa on the sidewalk, wi...

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