Extreme heat, the most lethal climate disaster

Temperature records have been breaking all over, as our Earth registers some of the hottest periods ever measured. Experts say it's the "new normal."

• Aug 6, 2023

The hottest July: Inside Phoenix's brutal 31 days of 110-degree heat

The enduring heat wave has strained Phoenix's ability to keep its most vulnerable residents safe, with no end in sight.

• Aug 1, 2023

Record monthlong string of days above 110 degrees finally ends in Phoenix

Cooling monsoon rains helped but the reprieve was expected to be brief, with the forecast calling for highs again above 110 for several days later in the week.

• Aug 1, 2023

7/30: Face The Nation

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," new charges of a cover-up were filed against former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case. Plus, some optimistic signs when it comes to the economy.

• Jul 30, 2023
• 46:01

Bear takes dip in backyard Southern California hot tub amid heat wave

After a short dip, the bear climbed over a wall and headed to a tree behind the Burbank home, police said. It was also seen in the neighborhood.

• Jul 31, 2023

San Antonio mayor on "dangerous" heat wave

The ongoing heat wave has put much of the Southeastern U.S. under dangerous heat alerts from Florida to Texas. San Antonio set a record-high heat index this month. The city's mayor, Ron Nirenberg, joined "Face the Nation" with more.

• Jul 30, 2023
• 5:53

Face The Nation: Hutchinson, Kashkari, Nirenberg

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on…former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, discussed a proposed mental acuity test for politicians over 75, Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, discussed the bright spots on the economic front from last week, and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg discussed the ongoing heat wave has put much of the Southeastern U.S. under dangerous heat alerts.

• Jul 30, 2023
• 22:35

Jeff Goodell's book "The Heat Will Kill You"

The month of July has broken plenty of weather records, and may go down as the hottest month in recorded history. For author Jeff Goodell, the extreme weather colliding with the release of his new book, "The Heat Will Kill You First" is no coincidence: He has been writing and warning about climate change for the past 20 years. Jeff Glor has more.

• Jul 29, 2023
• 6:47

Several dogs set for K-9 training die after air conditioning fails

Police said that investigators do not believe this was not an act of animal cruelty or neglect, but a mechanical failure of the air conditioning unit.

• Jul 29, 2023

Largest U.S. power grid operator issues alert

The dangerous heat scorching the middle of the country and the East Coast did not let up on Friday. More than 180 million Americans were under heat alerts -- with some states seeing record-breaking temperatures. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on how the U.S. power grid is holding up.

• Jul 28, 2023
• 3:34

Amid dangerous heat, millions of Americans at risk of power cutoffs

Losing electricity during a heatwave puts people at "immense risk" because they can't run fans or air conditioning, one expert says.

• Jul 28, 2023

More than half of U.S. under heat alerts

The United Nations said temperature records show July is on track to be the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, and likely the warmest human civilization has ever seen. Over 180 million Americans -- more than half of the U.S. population -- were under heat alerts Thursday, from the Southwest to the Northeast. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi has the latest from New York.

• Jul 27, 2023
• 4:03

Amid record heat, solar farms help ease the strain on U.S. power grids

There are more than 5,000 solar farms across the U.S., and in 2022, they produced more than 3% of the nation's electricity.

• Jul 27, 2023

How Earth can avoid a climate collapse

The waters off Florida's southern tip were so hot Tuesday that you could mistake a dip in the Atlantic for a hot tub. All of these high temperatures -- on the sea and on land -- have concerned scientists about the future of the planet. Allegra Legrande, climate scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, joined CBS News to explain what's happening to the Earth -- and what needs to be done before it's too late.

• Jul 26, 2023
• 5:12

Midwest hit with extreme weather

From Montana to Texas, millions of Americans were still under heat advisories Wednesday as the heat dome stretched to cover more of the Midwest and Northeast. CBS Minnesota's Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield joins "Prime Time" to report on how midwesterners fared in the heat.

• Jul 26, 2023
• 3:27

Death toll hits 40 as wildfires char parts of Europe and North Africa

Relentless heat waves have fueled deadly blazes in Algeria, Italy and Greece, while parts of Europe further north grapple with torrential rain and wind.

• Jul 26, 2023

Florida ocean temperatures rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit

The water off South Florida has literally become as warm as a hot tub as researchers are discovering dying coral reefs.

• Jul 25, 2023

Yet another heat wave fuels fires forcing mass evacuations in Greece

More than 20,000 people have been forced to flee homes and hotels on one Greek island, and the fire danger, along with the heat, is spreading.

• Jul 25, 2023

Current heat waves almost "impossible" without climate change, study says

"The role of climate change is absolutely overwhelming," says the scientist who led the team that did the study.

• Jul 25, 2023

Extreme heat could cause "massive shift" for outdoor sports

Sports seasons could be changing as extreme heat moves in hotter and longer. "I don't think you're going to be able to continue with business as usual," one expert said.

• Jul 25, 2023

U.S. cities are "heat islands." Experts say it's going to get worse.

The urban heat island effect can make the country's most populated cities 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than nearby areas. Climate change will only make it more suffocating.

• Jul 25, 2023

2 women hikers die in heat in Nevada state park

No causes of death were released but the high temperature in the part of the state where they were hiking was 114 degrees the day they perished.

• Jul 25, 2023

Authorities continue largest fire evacuations in Greece's history

A weeklong wildfire on the resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday.

• Jul 24, 2023

How hot does a car get? Here's why the heat can be deadly.

All it takes is a few minutes for the temperature in cars to hit triple digits, even when it's 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside.

• Jul 24, 2023

Extreme heat wipes out coral reef in Florida: "100% coral mortality"

Almost every single coral in a coral reef nursery in the Florida Keys has died as NOAA raises its coral bleaching warning system to the highest level possible for the area.

• Jul 24, 2023

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