Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially save lives.

France's public health authority said on Friday that more than 100 people had died from drowning between June 1 and July 2 this year, an increase of 58% over the same period last year, blaming it on unusually warm weather at the end of June.

Humanity’s burning of fossil fuels directly led to the deaths of at least 1,500 people in a European heatwave last week, a landmark study said.

Crunchy black-eyed peas, chile-lime dressing and a bed of mint-flecked labneh push this cool melon salad into dinner territory.

Big changes [are] coming ... as high pressure over Arizona expands west into Southern California,' the weather service warns.

Friday warms to 90 degrees, but it feels about 5 degrees hotter in the shade because of the humidity. It’s a mostly sunny to partly cloudy day, with isolated storms developing at times. We have a southwesterly wind at 5 to 10 mph today.

The good news is that the mini heat wave that hit on Wednesday is peaking on Thursday, July 10, and the weekend will be somewhat cooler. But according to the National Weather Service (NWS), above-average temperatures will again return to Los Angeles and especially to the inland regions next week.

Another major heat wave is set to blaze its way through Bakersfield and Kern County this week, and as temperatures heat up, staying cool should be a top priority for