While most Americans try to beat the heat, more than a million people move towards it, visiting one of the hottest places on Earth: Death Valley, California. (Scripps News)

"You see people out doing activities where it's quite warm, and suddenly somebody collapses." Data shows over 1 billion people have endured near-deadly heat in 2024: 'People typically are not aware that they're getting into trouble' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Oppressive heat is blanketing large swaths of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, southern New England and the Northwest. Idaho could hit 109 degrees.

It has been 12 straight months that the world has been more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels.

A blistering heat wave has blanketed the Western U.S., shattering temperature records and forcing an extensive heat warning.