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The heat has been so intense in the United States that an asphalt road buckled and made a car go airborne for a split second in Missouri.

Shocking Video Shows Entire Road Buckling in Heat, Creating a Jump That a Car Instantly Flies Off

By Sharon Adarlo

More than 3,000 New Yorkers were without power for a second day in a row in parts of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island.

Science & Energy

New York City’s Power Is Going Down Amid Brutal Heatwave

By Sharon Adarlo

A heatwave is blanketing vast swaths of America, sending temperatures skyrocketing to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Extreme Heat Is Killing Unfathomable Numbers of People Worldwide

By Sharon Adarlo

To keep the race going during the scorching European heatwave, the Tour de France is pouring water on parts of the course to stop the roads from melting.

Tour de France Pouring Water to Keep Roads From Melting Amid Deadly Heatwave

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Things are getting steamy in England — quite literally, in the case of one Royal Air Force base where it got so hot, the runway actually melted.

UK Shuts Down Air Force Base When It Got So Hot the Runway Melted

By Noor Al-Sibai

Over the last 15 years, the Earth has doubled how much energy from the Sun it traps as excess heat on the surface and in the ocean.

Another Heatwave Is Coming for the West Coast

By Tony Ho Tran

Researchers dumped 60 brown trout in a water tank that contained low levels of methamphetamine to see if they would get addicted.

Recent Heatwaves Have Killed More Than 1 Billion Sea Creatures

By Tony Ho Tran

As the death toll from last week's heatwave continues to climb, officials in Oregon have officially designated it a "mass casualty event."

Officials Declare Deadly Heatwave as “Mass Casualty Event”

By Dan Robitzski

As the heatwave continues, hundreds of heat-related deaths have been reported in Canada and some US states, presenting a dire warning for climate change.

The Climate Change-Linked Heatwave Has Now Killed Hundreds of People

By Dan Robitzski

As the record-shattering heatwave continues, officials report dozens of sudden, heat-related deaths in Canada and the northwestern United States/

Horrific Heatwave Kills Dozens

By Dan Robitzski

By 2100, Climate Change-Driven Heatwaves Could Threaten 74% of the Population

By 2100, Climate Change-Driven Heatwaves Could Threaten 74% of the Population