Heat Star Won’t Sign New Contract, Will Test FA in 2025
Jimmy Butler is reportedly planning to test the free-agent waters in 2025 regardless of where he plays for next season. Shams Charania of Stadium reported the star does not plan…
Floods and extreme heat pose dual threat to the Midwest as Biden approves federal aid
Rivers will continue to surge and more storms could be on the way across the Midwest on Tuesday, as well as dangerously high temperatures, as the region reels from severe…
Maryland couple died in extreme heat during Hajj pilgrimage
For weeks, Alhaji Alieu Dausy Wurie and his wife, Haja Isatu Wurie, prepared for the Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. The couple walked…
Maryland couple dies during extreme heat on Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
BALTIMORE – A Maryland couple was among the more than 1,300 people who died during extreme heat at the Hajj pilgrimage in the Middle East. U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks…
Heat waves and climate change are making your bills more expensive
No one in r/Costco — the Reddit group dedicated to the beloved bulk store — could get over it. The hefty, store-brand olive oil bottles they had been purchasing for…
D.C.-area forecast: Dangerous heat continues today, with a chance of late-day storms
* Heat advisory today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. * A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. 1/10: Record-challenging heat continues,…
‘Catastrophic flooding’ in Upper Midwest prompts evacuations and rescues as record-breaking heat wave shifts to mid-Atlantic
CNN — Millions of people across the US are still trudging through a record-setting heat wave that is shifting to the Mid-Atlantic, while many Americans – including in New Mexico,…
Hajj heat deaths in Saudi Arabia stress climate threat for pilgrims
DUBAI — The effects of a deadly heat wave during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this month were made worse by the lack of accommodation and other services such…
Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa while much of US broils again in heat
Floodwaters forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain, while much of the United States longed for relief Saturday from yet another…
Hajj deaths: ‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts
CNN — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned…