The latest extreme heat news, headlines and analysis from The NE Times.
Deaths rose 29.1% — 2,025 excess deaths — in France's record June heatwave week, exposing how homes, health systems and cities fail in extreme heat.
The 22-year-old Mexican's stage-two win on Montjuic, gifted by Pogacar, signals UAE's depth — as 38C heat and Pyrenees wildfires reshape the 2026 Tour.
AP reporting from Lowell, Massachusetts shows how heatwaves, generators and neighbourhood pressure are making AI's physical footprint a local political issue.
Washington's July Fourth parade was cancelled in dangerous heat and the National Mall evacuated for storms as America 250 met climate reality.
Europe's latest extreme heat shows health systems built for an older climate cannot keep writing heatwave plans after the wards are already hot.
The Met Office has extended an amber extreme heat warning across southern England and south-east Wales, with the existing June record almost certain to fall as a humid heat dome settles over the country.