Emergency warnings as US west battles wildfires, extreme heat

Wildfires burning across more than a quarter of a million acres in Washington state have prompted widespread evacuations, while other US states are enduring record-breaking heat.

Wildfires burning across more than a quarter of a million acres in Washington state have prompted widespread evacuations, while other US states are enduring record-breaking heat.

An elderly woman who developed heatstroke while taking shelter in a car was the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said on Sunday as concerns over heat-related illnesses grow in an area that is also suffering extreme temperatures. The

Heat Advisory extended by NWS Riverton office on July 31, 2026, 11:58 a.m.  data.usatoday.com

Human-caused climate change is making heatwaves and drought more likely and intense.

Human-caused climate change is making heatwaves and drought more likely and intense.

Council agrees to take forward proposals that could see network of "Cool Spaces" formed around city