The Latest Breaking News from Southwest

A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and baking surfaces like brick, is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains.

Forecasters expect that by Monday at the latest, people in metro Phoenix will begin seeing high temperatures under 110 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in a month.

In the U.S., most consumers take clean and available fresh water for granted, and water usually becomes front-page news only when there’s a crisis. And the past year has seen its share of water-related crises, whether it’s the effects of a prolonged drought in the U.S. Southwest or floods that…

Aug Nymex natural gas (NGQ23 ) on Tuesday closed +0.117 (+4.66%). Nat-gas prices Tuesday closed sharply higher. The outlook for hot weather to boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air-conditioning usage pushed gas prices sharply higher Tuesday. Forecaster Maxar Technologies said near-record temperatures are expected for the...

A heat wave is affecting parts of the U.S., including much of the Southwest, through the Southeast and parts of Europe. When temperatures soar, the heat can take a toll more than just physically. Our well-being can suffer as well.

Temperatures in cities like Phoenix left surfaces too hot to touch, as over one-third of the country faced a heat advisory over the weekend.

In the South and Southwest, and most intensely from Southern California to South Florida, a dangerous heat wave has gripped the nation, with 104 million Americans under a heat warning advisory. Records are being broken right and left: The first full week of July was recorded as the Earth’s hottest…

Record-breaking temperatures and prolonged heatwave pose health risks and fuel wildfire concerns.

A heat wave that's expected to peak this weekend kicked off with record high temperatures and put one-third of Americans under heat alerts.