Extreme heat is the deadliest form of extreme weather in the United States, causing more deaths than any other weather related hazard.” That’s no sensational opening line it’s an alarm being sounded ...

Water temperatures several degrees above normal span thousands of miles, though they have mostly stopped short of the Pacific ...

A statewide Flex Alert will be in effect Monday, July 12, California ISO announced Sunday. This means residents are asked to conserve as much electricity as possible from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. due to ...

Jeremy Lake, with his dog, Emma, seated right, is surrounded by four-legged visitors during an early morning visit to beat the heat at the Silver Lake Dog Park in Silver Lake on Thursday. (Myung J.

Beyond disrupting the ocean’s food web and fisheries, the underwater heat wave, known as “the Blob,” can alter weather on ...

LOS ANGELES – Southern California is set to swelter as a heat wave has prompted extreme heat warnings and heat advisories. Temperatures will hit the triple digits in parts of the Southland starting ...

LOS ANGELES -- Dry vegetation fueled three wildfires near Los Angeles amid warnings Friday that the risk of new blazes erupting was high as temperatures spike and humidity levels drop during a ...

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Temperatures remained high across Southern California on Thursday, Aug. 21, with extreme heat warnings and advisories in place across the region. The peak of the heat wave is expected Thursday and ...

The oppressive heat wave broiling California and much of the West will continue to bring dangerously hot temperatures — and likely more record-breakers — for even longer than forecasters first ...