Heat Wave East Coast

Heat Wave Roasts East Coast, Cooler Temperatures On The Way

AP | CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 09.22.2011

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

Climate Change Brings More Deadly Heat Waves

Sarah Lovinger | Posted 09.19.2011

Sarah Lovinger

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.

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

AP | By TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 09.19.2011

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...

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

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

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

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

Reuters | Posted 09.17.2011

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

Temperatures Set To Reach 100 Again In Another Day Of The East Coast Heat Wave

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

PHILDELPHIA (AP) -- Heat and humidity draped the Northeast for yet another day Wednesday, pushing power companies to crank up power to cool the stick...