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This Summer May Be Hottest on Record in South

(Aug. 21) -- The Deep South is certainly not known for its comfortable summer weather, but the heat and humidity so far this summer have been unrelenting and extreme. In fact, this summer might be the hottest on record in some cities, including Birmingham, Ala. June and July combined were the hottest on record for the...

Eastern Seaboard to Get Relief From Heat Wave

NEW YORK (July 8) -- After four days of a steamy heat wave swamped much of the Eastern Seaboard, the likelihood of just 80- or 90-degree weather was sounding downright delectable. The National Weather Service was forecasting less brutal heat throughout the region on Thursday, though it still was likely to be uncomfortably...

Mother Nature Holds East Coast in Hot Grip

NEW YORK (July 7) -- It's blistering. Scorching. Steamy. Brutal. Baking. Torrid. Ovenlike. It's run-out-of-adjectives hot. "A volcano - that's what it feels like to me," said Wayne Reid, mopping his brow and swigging bottled water after walking three blocks to a New York subway station Wednesday morning. He was dressed...

Heat Wave Along East Coast Claims One Life

(July 6) -- A heat wave along America's East Coast has left one person dead and sent temperatures soaring into the triple digits, creating dangerous conditions from North Carolina to Boston. A 92-year-old Philadelphia woman has died because of excessive heat exposure, a medical examiner told CNN today. She did not have...

Temperatures to Skyrocket Just in Time for Fourth

(July 2) -- After a brief break from the recent spell of hot weather, a quickly building heat wave will hit tens of millions of Americans with intense heat during the extended holiday weekend. High temperatures will extend from the Midwest to the East Coast on the Fourth of July, but the hottest weather will likely be...