Dangerous heat wave to blast large swaths of U.S. this week with heat indices reaching 115°F

Heat exposure poses risks of muscle cramping, dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness, and nausea, particularly for vulnerable populations during prolonged outdoor activity.

As the Fourth of July approaches, a vast heat wave has settled over more than half the United States, pressing down on a geography that stretches from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast and from the Eastern Seaboard to the Mississippi Valley. It is not merely the heat itself that threatens, but the humidity that amplifies it — turning air temperatures in the 90s and low 100s into felt experiences of 115 degrees, with nights too warm to offer the body its necessary restoration. In the long human story of living with weather, this moment asks an old question anew: how well have we prepared our ci

Dangerous heat wave to blast large swaths of U.S. this week with heat indices reaching 115°F

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