Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. Between June 20-24, a heat dome, or the presence of high heat over ...

There have been 27 major disaster declarations issued by President Trump so far in 2025. The disasters range in size and scope, from the L.A. wildfires to Midwest tornadoes and the Texas flooding as ...

(The Center Square) — U.S. senators from Arizona and Nevada have introduced legislation declaring extreme heat a major disaster. The Extreme Heat Emergency Act from Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A new bill in Congress aims to classify extreme heat as a major disaster, which would unlock federal emergency funds for communities like Las Vegas where residents struggle to cope ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., visited a cooling station last summer in Las Vegas on a scorching Southern Nevada day with temperatures exceeding ...

In the United States, heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes—combined. Yet unlike these other extreme weather events, heat waves are not considered a major disaster under U.S.