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A significant and unusually early heatwave is building across the south-western US this week, bringing temperatures more typical of early summer than mid-March. In Phoenix, Arizona, the National ...

The combined impact of a historic snow drought, early heat wave, and above-average Pacific Ocean temperatures could fuel a vicious drought and wildfire season. Reading time 3 minutes Spring officially ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The West continues to bake with yet another day of record-breaking heat. Temperatures more in line with summer are ongoing, and ...

(CNN) — Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time ...

WASHINGTON(7News) — Out West, it feels more like July than March. It’s not just warm, it’s record-challenging, history-threatening heat. West Coast Record Heat A powerful heat dome has parked itself ...

Conditions so far in 2026 raise fears of summer water shortages, crop failures and major blazes. Climate change is a culprit for heat. It was a record-smashing first quarter for the American West. An ...

(CNN) — An unprecedented heat wave in the West broke the record for the hottest March temperature anywhere in the United States: 108 degrees. It’s an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting ...