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The Great Barrier Reef suffered a catastrophic die-off after two back-to-back marine heat waves in 2016 and 2017, a new study finds – and many of its reef communities have … Click to Continue »

Temperatures in Merced County will be in the upper 90s until hitting low triple-digits in the middle of the week, forecasters report. The warmer weather also has potential to bring … Click to Continue »

With temperatures settling in the triple digits this week, Merced County and city agencies are teaming up to provide cooling zones for residents. Wednesday’s high is set at 105 in … Click to Continue »

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Children and residents play at the Stephen Leonard Park splash pad while attempting to cool off during a record breaking heat wave in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. According to the National Weather Service in Hanford, the temperature reached triple digits on Wednesday. … Click to Continue »

Merced County endured record-breaking temperatures this past week, forecasters say, and by the weekend temperatures are expected to cool a few degrees “but it’s still going to be hot.” On … Click to Continue »

Dr. Jesus Rodriguez of Kaiser Permanente in Fresno tells our health reporter a few ways to spot the signs of heat stroke in children and adults, plus how to prevent it. … Click to Continue »

The California Office of Emergency Services warns of heat wave dangers. … Click to Continue »

The following editorial appeared in The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday, June 13: Conventional political wisdom is that the issue of climate change rarely, if ever, plays a role in elections. … Click to Continue »

The high temperatures for the Merced area are expected to peak Tuesday before falling by double digits, forecasters said Tuesday’s high could reach 99 degrees, about 10 degrees higher than … Click to Continue »

Rudy Lane is a two-lane road that curves through the leafy suburb of Windy Hills east of Louisville, Ky. Broadway is a main drag downtown where the federal and state … Click to Continue »

With triple-digit temperatures lasting through the weekend, Merced County residents have many bodies of water to turn to for relief – and possibly for dinner, too. Fishing reports from across … Click to Continue »

While most Merced students are looking for ways to beat the heat as they wrap up their summer, students attending Weaver Union schools have already put their thinking caps back … Click to Continue »