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U.S. / NEWS Sun Aug 19, 2007 @ 1:48pm neoform

CNN -- Authorities in Memphis and Alabama reported 10 more heat-related deaths Saturday, bringing the toll in the Southeast and Midwest to at least 49 since oppressive triple-digit temperatures settled over the region last week. In Memphis alone, heat has been b.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Aug 8, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

USA Today -- Punishing hot and humid weather blanketed wide swaths of the nation Tuesday, a pattern expected to continue through the weekend in parts of the South and Midwest. The National Weather Service issued excessive-heat warnings in several states today. Cent.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

CNN -- Californians who have been taking cover from scorching heat could expect a little relief Friday, although triple-digit temperatures were forecast to set records in other parts of the West. Forecasters predicted a high of 107 in Boise -- six degrees higher.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 1, 2007 @ 10:23am neoform

FOX News -- An 18-month-old boy died Wednesday of suspected heat exposure after he climbed into a dishwasher that started running, police said. Authorities are still investigating, but said it appeared the boy's death was accidental. "This is probably the harde.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

MSNBC -- The heat wave that gripped the East Coast over the weekend and into Tuesday claimed the lives of 17 people, and most of the victims were elderly. The Philadelphia medical examiner's office said eight people there died of heat-related causes in the four.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 14, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A scorching spring Sunday saw the Los Angeles area bake under record heat for a second day in a row. Anaheim was tied for the hottest spot in the contiguous United States at 102 degrees Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The city's prev.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Oct 8, 2007 @ 1:47am neoform

CNN -- Organizers shut down the course four hours after the start of Sunday's Chicago Marathon because of 88-degree heat and sweltering humidity that left one runner dead and sent at least 49 to area hospitals. Another 250 were treated at the site. Chad Schi.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 9, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

Washington Post -- While a dangerous heat wave hanging over the East Coast generated severe storms that delayed flights, flooded New York City subways and spawned a rare tornado in Brooklyn, Washington area residents languished yesterday in oppressive heat and humidity... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Aug 6, 2007 @ 4:38pm neoform

USA Today -- As sweltering heat and humidity remained settled over Missouri with no relief in sight, health experts and forecasters on Monday urged residents to stay in the air conditioning and take it easy. The hot weather of the past several days is getting hotte.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 7, 2007 @ 11:49am neoform

CNN -- An oppressive heat wave eased a bit in some parts of the West, but forecasters predicted little relief in the days ahead for a region where many cities have baked in triple-digit temperatures. Extreme heat plagued much of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and W.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 7, 2007 @ 12:15am neoform

CNN -- If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust. Oppressive temperatures eased a bit in some parts of the West, but McDonald's central Montana ranch baked under triple-digit heat. Forecast.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

USA Today -- The blistering wave of early summer heat in the Southwest spread north Thursday into the Rockies and Canada as numerous cities flirted with record temperatures. A weak front from the Pacific with little moisture, but some cooling properties, may begin.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 1:09pm neoform

FOX News -- Soldiers searched the sprawling Fort Hood Army base in 90-degree heat for a 25-year-old sergeant who got lost during a navigational training exercise after telling superiors he was determined to finish. More than 500 soldiers and civilians conducted gr.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 27, 2006 @ 8:22am neoform

www.sabcnews.com -- A brush fire blamed on arsonists swept through the desert hills near Palm Springs yesterday, killing four firefighters, sending residents fleeing and trapping hundreds more in a rural park for recreational vehicles... Read More