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Your body cools itself through the skin. Dunking your forearms, which represent 10% of the skin's surface area, in ice cold water turbo-charges the cooling process.
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Your body cools itself through the skin. Dunking your forearms, which represent 10% of the skin's surface area, in ice cold water turbo-charges the cooling process.
A motorcyclist died from heat exposure while visiting Death Valley National Park as the temperature there reached 128 degrees this weekend.
The National Weather Service said record-breaking temperatures can be expected throughout the weekend.
Millions of Americans – particularly those in the highly populated Interstate 95 corridor are under heat-related advisories or alerts as the squelching heat is expected to hit record-breaking temperatures in some areas.
WBZ's Eric Fisher has your latest weather forecast.
The stretch scorching weather in Massachusetts and New Hampshire is likely to officially become a heat wave on Thursday.
The beach and the pool were the places to be to cool down as the heat stayed high for the third day in a row. WBZ-TV's Christina Hager reports.
WBZ's Alyssa Andrews has your latest weather forecast.
WBZ's Alyssa Andrews has your latest weather forecast.
WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt found people in Boston and Walpole trying to keep cool.
Some areas are expected to see a longevity of dangerous heat that "has not been experienced in decades," forecasters said.
Wednesday marks the second day of what will likely become a heat wave in Massachusetts. Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff and executive producer Terry Eliasen talk about the temperatures in the area and also how the excessive heat is bringing with it a threat of thunderstorms in the coming days.
Jacob Wycoff has your latest weather forecast.
Jacob Wycoff has your latest weather forecast.
There are some beaches in Massachusetts where swimming is not currently allowed despite the high temperatures.
Massachusetts residents are trying to stay cool as temperatures in the state near 100 degrees. WBZ's Paul Burton reports.
The DCR will not be opening their pools early in time for the heat wave expected to slam Massachusetts.
WBZ's Jacob Wycoff has your latest weather update.
Worcester Public Schools are closed Thursday due to the heat wave hitting Massachusetts.
With temps climbing into the 90s, people need to be careful, one doctor explains. WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports.
Authorities ask people to take care of each other - and their pets - at a heat wave comes to New England.
Authorities ask people to take care of each other - and their pets - at a heat wave comes to New England. WBZ-TV's Paul Burton reports.
Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff has your latest heat wave forecast for the Boston area.
A heat wave is forecast to bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast this week.
Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff has your latest forecast for the Boston area.
For the first time since the war with Iran began, a direct flight from Dubai arrived at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.
If you remember the documentary television series "Behind the Music" you might be interested in "Stereophonic."
An MBTA Commuter Rail train derailed near South Station on Friday night, resulting in dozens of cancellations and delays.
Massachusetts has restarted its search for bidders to rehabilitate and run 18 highway service plazas in the state.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
Anthony DeMayo was ordered held without bail Friday after police said he confessed to the disturbing random murder of 68-year-old Janet Swallow in Danvers.
An MBTA Commuter Rail train derailed at South Station on Friday night, resulting in dozens of cancellations and delays.
A woman who saw accused teen killer Anthony DeMayo in her neighborhood said he was "stabbing" bushes near her home after the murder of Janet Swallow in Danvers.
Massachusetts has restarted its search for bidders to rehabilitate and run 18 highway service plazas in the state.
For the first time since the war with Iran began, a direct flight from Dubai arrived at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, scoring 35 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 104-102 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
The San Jose Sharks beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Thursday night.
The Patriots lost a pair of defense players on Wednesday as the new league year is about to get underway.
The San Antonio Spurs beat Boston 125-116 on Tuesday night to sweep a contentious two-game season series with the Celtics.
The Boston Bruins earned their 13th straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.