Heat

New measures come a month after Columbia Journalism Investigations-NPR revelations on rising worker heat deaths.

More than four dozen workers have died from excessive heat in Texas, according to an investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations, NPR and The Texas Newsroom.

Across Texas, workers who spend their days toiling in the heat are dying. Many of those deaths could have been prevented.

Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.

The summer heat can cause your body to lose a lot of water. It’s important to rehydrate, but also to be careful how you do it.

With much of the U.S. already sweltering this summer, even avid runners, hikers and bikers are wilting. We've got 10 strategies from experts on how to enjoy hot weather exercise without keeling over.

A church in South Dallas is providing free air conditioning units to seniors and families who need help keeping cool during the hot summer days.

A new study finds that for more than 70% of all U.S. counties, urban temperatures are higher in neighborhoods that have low-income people and communities of color.

Over the past 30 years, 143 children in Texas have died after being left in a car on a hot day, more than any other state in the U.S.

Update at 5:11 p.m.: ERCOT says operations have returned to normal, but it is still encouraging conservation. Our original post follows: For the second...

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