Heat waves
The Olympic athletes' village construction site is pictured In Saint Denis, outside Paris, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Some Paris 2024 Olympic hopefuls have expressed concern over the lack of air conditioning units in the athletes' village that will be home for thousands of athletes and sports officials during next year's Summer Games.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Paris aims to keep Olympians cool without air conditioners

By Barbara Surk And Samuel Petrequin Mar. 20, 2023 11:11 AM EDT

From left, England's players Jill Scott, Chloe Kelly, Lauren Hemp, and and Ellen White cheer during a training session ahead of the Women Euro 2022 quarter final soccer match between England and Spain, at the Lensbury training center in Teddington, London, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
England soars as Euro 2022 deals with heatwave

Jul. 19, 2022 06:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 18, 2021, file photo, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrates after winning the NN Mission Marathon at Enschede Airport in Enschede, Netherlands. The Olympic marathons, along with the race walks, were shifted a four-hour train ride north to Sapporo because of the extreme heat in Tokyo. Kipchoge is the defending champion. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool Photo via AP, File)
'Same frying pan': Marathoners brace for heat in Sapporo

By Pat Graham Aug. 06, 2021 05:06 AM EDT

Hyojoo Kim, of South Korea, stands under an umbrella on the 16th hole during the first round of the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Madelene Sagstrom beats the heat, takes Olympic golf lead

By Doug Ferguson Aug. 04, 2021 03:54 AM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, of Spain, during the third round of the men's tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
'I can die': Medvedev survives extreme heat at Tokyo Games

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 28, 2021 02:19 AM EDT

German coach Claudiu Pusa watch from the side during the women -70kg bronze medal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Olympics Latest: Latvia wins gold in men's 3-on-3

Jul. 27, 2021 08:40 PM EDT

Raegan Sack, 4, cools off at Max Patterson Park during a record setting heat wave in Gladstone, Ore., Sunday, June 27, 2021. Yesterday set a record high for the day with more records expected today. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Unprecedented: Northwest heat wave builds, records fall

Jun. 27, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

A chalk drawing on the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood in Southeast Portland, Ore., Friday, June 25, 2021, represents a funny take on how hot the temperature is supposed to be during the weekend. The Pacific Northwest sweltered Friday as a historic heat wave hit Washington and Oregon, with temperatures in many areas expected to top out 25 to 30 degrees above normal in the coming days. (AP Photo/Sara Cline)
'Only going to get hotter': Heat wave blasts Northwest

By Sara Cline And Manuel Valdes Jun. 26, 2021 12:09 AM EDT

Carl Goodwin, manager of Seattle Sausage, takes a water break while selling bottles of water to baseball fans leaving the Mariners game on a warm Wednesday afternoon, June 23, 2021, in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle. Forecasts say extreme heat will roast the Puget Sound region from Saturday through Monday. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times via AP)
Portland records hottest day ever amid Northwest scorcher

By Sara Cline And Rebecca Boone Jun. 25, 2021 06:35 PM EDT

FILE - This July 23, 2020, file photo shows the view of the Space Needle, in Seattle. Record-high heat is forecast in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, raising concerns about wildfires and the health of people in a region where many don't have air conditioning. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch and predicted “dangerously hot” conditions Friday, June 25, 2021, through at least Tuesday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Pacific Northwest braces for record-breaking heat wave

By Nicholas K. Geranios Jun. 24, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

People play in the water in the heat at Santa Monica Beach on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
California urges power conservation for second day amid heat

By Christopher Weber Jun. 17, 2021 12:08 AM EDT

Weather service: Arizona will get hot, even for the locals

Jun. 11, 2021 04:14 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Dangerously hot temperatures are on the way throughout the Southwest. An excessive heat warning prompted health officials in...

Carlos Mandez waits in line to fill his propane tanks Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Houston. Customers had to wait over an hour in the freezing rain to fill their tanks. Millions in Texas still had no power after a historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state's power grid and causing widespread blackouts. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Widespread power outages, icy conditions hobble food supply

By Anne D'innocenzio And Mae Anderson Feb. 18, 2021 04:01 PM EST

People wait in a long line to buy groceries at H-E-B on South Congress Avenue during an extreme cold snap and widespread power outage on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead

By Bryan Anderson Feb. 16, 2021 08:23 AM EST

This Arizona State University photo shows a Phoenix street coated half with a new, lighter-colored pavement at center left while the original blacktop is seen at right on Sept. 10, 2020. A team from Arizona State University is working with the city of Phoenix on a pilot program studying the use of "cool pavement" to reduce the heat island effect, a phenomenon that raises temperatures in urban areas covered by asphalt and concrete. (Arizona State University via AP)
Pavement technology could cool cities from the ground up

By Brian P. D. Hannon Oct. 18, 2020 11:15 AM EDT

People look out at the view of San Francisco Bay Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Sausalito, Calif. California is sweltering under a dangerous Labor Day weekend heat wave that was expected to spread triple-digit temperatures over much of the state while throngs of people might spread the coronavirus by packing beaches and mountains for relief. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Crowds pack beaches as California bakes in weekend heat wave

Sep. 05, 2020 05:17 PM EDT

A Coast Guard helicopter flies above the setting sun while patrolling the waters near the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Treasure Island Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in San Francisco. Triple-digit temperatures are likely over a vast stretch of the state, and even coastal areas could see higher temperatures, forecasters said. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
California Labor Day weekend brings heat, fire, virus fears

By John Antczak And John Rogers Sep. 04, 2020 05:21 PM EDT

LPGA to allow caddies in carts to cope with extreme heat

Sep. 03, 2020 06:49 PM EDT
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Players can ride in carts during practice rounds and caddies can use them during the tournament to cope with the extreme heat...

A rower goes past Angel Island and the sun rising behind in smoke from wildfires Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Sausalito, Calif. Thousands of people were under orders to evacuate in regions surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area Wednesday as nearly 40 wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week. Smoke blanketed the city of San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
California slammed by wildfires, heat, unhealthy smoky air

By Daisy Nguyen And Seth Borenstein Aug. 19, 2020 10:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, Petrelli Electric Inc. crew members work to replace deteriorating power poles and transformers and upgrading wires to higher capacity in the Sunland-Tujunga area of Los Angeles. As if the pandemic and recession weren’t bad enough, millions of Californians have been facing the recurring threats of abrupt blackouts during a heat wave in the nation’s most populous state. (Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
Q&A: California's new electricity-blackout challenge

By Michael Liedtke Aug. 19, 2020 06:10 PM EDT