More than 70 million Americans in South facing extreme heat as temperatures go above 100

More than 70 million Americans are facing extreme heat across the South, with temperatures climbing well above 100 in some areas. CBS News' Jason Allen has more.

Human heat tolerance limits are lower than previously thought, and age is a major risk, Stanford researchers say.

Study finds older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5C of warming above preindustrial levels People aged 60 and over face dangers to their health from exposure to heat at much lower temperatures than previously thought, research has found. Older adults will bear the brunt of increasingly frequent sustaine

Severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and dangerous heat are expected across large portions of the United States this week.

Multiple reports highlight alarming loss of wages and work hours due to extreme heat.

OpinionHot temperatures damage crops and livelihoods, while cooling costs are risingIrvan MaulanaAugust 17, 2026 05:05 JSTA farmer covers her face to protect herself from heat while working at her paddy farm on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, in May 2024. © ReutersIrvan Maulana is a Jakarta-based independent policy

Extreme temperatures and repeated wildfires are pushing infrastructure to the limit and testing the continent’s resolve.

The Met Office said the temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius (100.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in west London was a tenth of a degree higher than the previous record set June 28.

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