Phoenix ends record 31-day streak of above 110-degree weather

Phoenix record-breaking hot streak of 31 consecutive days of 110 degrees or higher came to an end Monday, when temperatures at the city’s airport reached just 108, the National Weather Service said. The old streak was 18 back-to-back days of highs above 110 degrees, which was set in 1974. It المزيد

Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning

While frigid temperatures and high heating bills birthed the term “heat or eat,” she said, “we can now transition to AC or eat, where people are going to have to make difficult decisions.” As temperatures rise, so does the cost of cooling. And temperatures are already hotter in America’s low-income المزيد

July may have been the hottest month on record

The first three weeks of July have been so warm that it’s almost certain the month will become the hottest ever recorded, the World Meteorological Association announced Thursday. Last month was the hottest June ever.  “Record-breaking temperatures are part of the trend of drastic increases in global temperatures,” Carlo Buontempo, المزيد