Extreme heat affects millions of workers. Will new proposed rules bring relief?
While five states have laws in place protecting workers from excessive heat, for decades there have been no federal protections.
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While five states have laws in place protecting workers from excessive heat, for decades there have been no federal protections.
The devastating Park Fire in California is now the fourth-largest wildfire in the state's history. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy is in Los Angeles with more.
A man got severe burns from walking barefoot on sand dunes in Death Valley, where air temperatures were 123 degrees and the ground was much hotter.
The hottest day of the week arrived on Tuesday in the Bay Area with another day of the heat wave on tap for Wednesday before a period of much cooler weather toward the end of the week.
A three-day heat wave will bring another round of high temperatures to much of the Bay Area starting Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Pleasanton and Danville officials worry about the safety of seniors as they brace for more potential outages. Da Lin reports. (7-19-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
The hottest day of the week in the Bay Area arrived on Friday bringing another round of triple-digit temperatures to inland areas but relief was coming as soon as the weekend.
After a short stint of mild and seasonable weather in Northern California, our weather pattern has taken another hot turn.
The weather system that scorched the Bay Area and Central Coast in early July is hanging a U-turn and is headed back to the region with more heat, according to the National Weather Service.
According to a SJSU climatologist, heat waves like this are far more likely to occur now than they were in the 1960s or 1970s. Max Darrow reports. (7-13-24) ebsite: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
According to a SJSU climatologist, heat waves like this are far more likely to occur now than they were in the 1960s or 1970s.
Soaring temperatures in the South Bay turned deadly for some of our most vulnerable communities. Kara St. Cyr reports. (7-11-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Amid the prolonged Bay Area heat wave, officials in Santa Clara County say at least 19 deaths are being investigated as possibly being heat-related.
The last peak of a deadly heat wave that has lasted more than a week was again expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to portions of the Bay Area and Northern California Thursday.
A group of volunteers in Concord is handing out supplies and food to the homeless as temperatures soar to extreme levels.
The Bay Area could see another week of above-average temperatures, which can be hard on those who have to work outdoors.
After a whirlwind East Coast tour campaigning for Pres. Joe Biden, Gov. Gavin Newsom is back in California.
Expect excessive heat to continue on Thursday, with inland highs well into the 100s. On Friday, a cooling trend will begin to take hold. Paul Heggen has the forecast. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
With excessive heat returning to the region, residents in the inland East Bay are trying to find relief after long stretches of triple-digit temperatures. Kara St. Cyr reports. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
After a one-day respite, the last peak of a prolonged and deadly heat wave was set to bring triple-digit temperatures beginning Wednesday to parts of the Bay Area and Northern California.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended Wednesday's Spare the Air Alert for smog through Thursday. The district said Wednesday it expects air quality to again be unhealthy for another day.
The heat wave that hit the region may have killed over a dozen people in the South Bay, and it's prompting volunteers to do what they can to help the unhoused community.
More than a dozen people in Santa Clara County have died possibly from the effects of the recent Bay Area heat wave, county officials confirmed Tuesday.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air Alert for smog for Wednesday.
This holiday weekend, many Bay Area residents sought escape from triple-digit heat, making the seaside town of Pacifica pretty popular.
